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Kansas Goes 3-0 in Vegas as Self Calls for Players Era Format Fixes

Bill Self urged fixes to a non-bracket, point-differential format that left unbeaten teams out of the title game.

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Nov 26, 2025; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self reacts in the second half against the Tennessee Volunteers in the 2025 Players Era Festival third place game at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Overview

  • Kansas capped a 3-0 Players Era Festival with an 81-76 third-place win over previously unbeaten Tennessee.
  • The 18-team event used point differential and tiebreakers for seeding, placing 2-0 Kansas in the third-place game and leaving other undefeated teams like Iowa State outside the title game.
  • Self praised the event as first class but said the system should be tweaked so teams are not penalized for going 2-0.
  • Following the Las Vegas sweep, CBS Sports moved Kansas to No. 14 in its updated Top 25 And 1 rankings.
  • Kansas is monitoring freshman guard Darryn Peterson’s hamstring, with reports suggesting potentially positive progress ahead of next week’s UConn game.