Players Era Festival to rethink format for 32-team event in '26

November 26, 2025

By Myron Medcalf, ESPN: Only 24 hours after organizers promised to stick to their current format, Players Era Festival CEO Seth Berger on Wednesday told ESPN that organizers will consider a new format when next year’s field expands to 32 teams.

Berger said organizers rethought their stance following online backlash after Wednesday’s game matchups weren’t announced until after midnight ET. Those games were set using a format based on margin of victory, record, AP ranking, head-to-head record, points allowed and points scored through two games in the event.

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Players Era CEO flips, to rethink format for 2026

After promising to stick to the current format, Players Era Festival CEO Seth Berger told ESPN that the event will consider a new one when next year's field expands to 32 teams.

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