The Players Era Championship is offering significant name, image and likeness compensation to participating college basketball teams.

The 18-team Player's Era Festival has determined its championship matchups, but the process to decide has confused college basketball fans.

San Diego State didn’t get the two wins in Las Vegas that coach Brian Dutcher was hoping for. The Aztecs fell apart in the second half and lost 91-81 to the Bay

The Players Era Festival might be getting a new format next season after all. Just a day after he said otherwise, Players Era Festival CEO Seth Berger told ESPN’s Myron Medcalf on Wednesday that they will consider altering the format to the Las Vegas tournament next season when it expands to 32 teams.

Madina Okot had 23 points and No. 2 South Carolina (6-0) defeated Duke, 83-66, in the semifinals of the Players Era Championship on Wednesday.

It’s hard to see that continuing after his play Wednesday evening in Las Vegas, where Jackson sparked the Jayhawks to an 81-76 comeback victory over No. 17 Tennessee in Las Vegas. With the win, KU (6-2) earned third place in the Players Era tournament and will receive $300,000 in prize money.

Rori Harmon scored 26 points and No. Texas held on to beat No. UCLA 76-65 on Wednesday in the Players Era Championship.

As you'll see below, Arizona remains No. 1 in the Top 25 And 1 for the fifth consecutive day thanks to a 5-0 record featuring three wins over teams in the top 15 of the Top 25 And 1 -- specifically UConn (No. 4), Florida (No. 6) and UCLA (No. 15). Simply put, right now, nobody can match that body of work.

Tennessee basketball will play Kansas in the third-place game in the Players Era Festival after beating Rutgers and Houston.

Using point differential to determine who plays for the Players Era championship and third place led to an awkward in-game situation.