Feast Week 2026 College Basketball: Maui, Battle 4 Atlantis, Players Era Dates and Teams

The 2026 Southwest Maui Invitational runs Nov. 23-25 at Lahaina Civic Center, Battle 4 Atlantis runs Nov. 25-27 in the Bahamas and Players Era 16 runs Nov. 24-28 in Las Vegas, according to the tournaments’ own announcements. Below: a day-by-day Feast Week calendar from Friday, Nov. 20 to Saturday, Nov. 28, every confirmed field and a one-page printable.

Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026 (see when is Thanksgiving). Most tip times are not yet announced, so this story lists only the ones the organizers have published. Opening week comes first; our college basketball opening night story has the games of Nov. 2-10.

What is the Feast Week 2026 college basketball calendar day by day?

The table combines the schedules from the seven tournament announcements below. Players Era 16 lists its dates as Nov. 24-28; ESPN Press Room has not yet published which games fall on which day.

Day	Where the tournaments are	Confirmed detail
Fri., Nov. 20	Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic, TD Arena, Charleston, S.C.	Nov. 20 and 22 are the dates; matchups to be announced
Sat., Nov. 21	None in the announcements we checked
Sun., Nov. 22	Charleston Classic	Second Charleston date
Mon., Nov. 23	Maui Invitational; ESPN Events Invitational (Adventure Group)	Brigham Young University (BYU) vs. Washington, 5 p.m. ET on ESPN2; Clemson vs. Ole Miss
Tue., Nov. 24	Maui; ESPN Events Adventure Group; Fort Myers Tip-Off; Players Era 16 opens	Pitt vs. Oklahoma and DePaul vs. Purdue in Fort Myers
Wed., Nov. 25	Maui championship; Adventure Group ends; Battle 4 Atlantis opens; Players Era 16	Atlantis first day
Thu., Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving)	Atlantis; Players Era 16; ESPN Events (Magic Group); Fort Myers; Rady Children’s Invitational	Pitt vs. DePaul and Oklahoma vs. Purdue in Fort Myers
Fri., Nov. 27	Atlantis ends; Players Era 16; Magic Group; Rady Children’s Invitational	Atlantis final day
Sat., Nov. 28	Players Era 16	Players Era 16 final date

Players Era 8, a separate event at Michelob Ultra Arena, comes before all of this on Nov. 17-19.

When is the Southwest Maui Invitational 2026 and who plays?

BYU Athletics says “The eight-team tournament will be played on Nov. 23-25 at Lahaina Civic Center” and that all 12 games will be on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. This is the 42nd edition. BYU plays Washington on Monday, Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. MT on ESPN2, which is 5 p.m. ET. Clemson Athletics says Clemson meets Ole Miss in the first round on Monday, Nov. 23. The championship is Wednesday, Nov. 25.

The field, per the tournament site: Arizona, BYU, Clemson, Colorado State, Ole Miss, Providence, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Washington. Other tip times are on the tournament site and in ESPN’s listings, and are not repeated here.

What is the Battle 4 Atlantis 2026 field and schedule?

Atlantis Paradise Island lists the men’s tournament for November 25-27 at Imperial Arena, Paradise Island, Bahamas. The eight teams are Marquette, Memphis, Mississippi State, Penn State, Texas A&M, Virginia, Wake Forest and Xavier.

Penn State Athletics says the field is split into two groups of four. Penn State’s group is Memphis, Mississippi State and Wake Forest, which leaves Marquette, Texas A&M, Virginia and Xavier in the other group. Penn State says matchups and tipoff times will be announced at a later date.

What are the Players Era 2026 dates, arenas and teams?

ESPN Press Room announced two events on May 21, 2026, and said ESPN networks will be the exclusive home of all 37 games. Tip times are to be determined and networks to be announced.

Event	Dates	Arena	Teams
Players Era 8	Nov. 17-19, 2026	Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas	Houston, Rutgers, Florida, Notre Dame, West Virginia, Auburn, Kansas, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
Players Era 16	Nov. 24-28, 2026	T-Mobile Arena and Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas	Tennessee, Maryland, San Diego State, Iowa State, St. John’s, Oregon, Louisville, Texas Tech, Gonzaga, Kansas State, Baylor, Alabama, Michigan, Creighton, Texas Christian University (TCU), Miami (FL)

What are the other Thanksgiving-week tournaments?

Tournament	Dates	Where	Teams or games
ESPN Events Invitational, Adventure Group	Nov. 23-25	State Farm Field House, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Kissimmee, Fla.	Akron, Appalachian State, Belmont, St. Bonaventure, Wright State, Yale
ESPN Events Invitational, Magic Group	Nov. 26-27	Same venue	Boston College, University of Central Florida (UCF), Cincinnati, Georgia
Rady Children’s Invitational	Nov. 26 and 27	Jenny Craig Pavilion, University of San Diego	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Georgetown, Saint Mary’s, Texas
Fort Myers Tip-Off, Beach Division	Nov. 24 and 26	Florida SouthWestern State College	Tue.: Pitt vs. Oklahoma, DePaul vs. Purdue. Thu.: Pitt vs. DePaul, Oklahoma vs. Purdue
Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic	Nov. 20 and 22	TD Arena, Charleston, S.C.	Dayton, Minnesota, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Utah, Virginia Tech

ESPN Events has not yet announced times or TV for the Kissimmee games. UCLA Athletics does not list times for the Rady Children’s Invitational. The Fort Myers organizers say final game times and television designations will be announced in the coming weeks, and ESPN Events says Charleston matchups, times and networks are to be announced.

Is there a printable Feast Week 2026 calendar?

Yes. The one-page sheet lists the seven tournaments, with Players Era 8 and Players Era 16 on separate rows and the BYU-Washington tip, with dates, venues and confirmed teams from Nov. 17 to Nov. 28. Keep it beside the November 2026 printable calendar. Football fans have their own list in our Thanksgiving football schedule, and pro basketball has its dates in the NBA Cup schedule story. Tip times can change; check the tournament sites and ESPN listings.