PALM DESERT, Calif. – Returning to Acrisure Arena for Feast Week, where it won a multi-team event championship a year ago, Stanford men’s basketball has been announced as one of the participating teams in the 2026 Acrisure Series.
The 2026 Acrisure Series spans 28 teams and 26 total games over six days, making it the largest MTE in NCAA men’s basketball history. Teams from 12 different conferences will be in attendance.
Stanford begins its four-team pod with a Tuesday, Nov. 24 matchup against Colorado at 9 p.m. before facing either Grand Canyon or Saint Louis on Wednesday, Nov. 25, with the championship bout set for 6:30 p.m. and the third-place game at 9 p.m. The entire four-team pod will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
The Cardinal won the 2025 Acrisure Invitational with wins over Minnesota and Saint Louis, with Benny Gealer’s 3-pointer giving Stanford the trophy with 0.8 seconds left of the championship game against the Billikens. Stanford’s contest on Nov. 25 will be a rematch from either 2025 or 2024, as it faced Grand Canyon at the 2024 Acrisure Holiday Classic.
Stanford is 12-18 all-time against Colorado, meeting last year at the Hall of Fame Series Phoenix, where Stanford won 77-68. The Cardinal is 3-0 against Saint Louis and 0-1 against Grand Canyon.
Tickets for the 2026 Acrisure Series Thanksgiving Event start at $25 plus fees and go on sale Saturday, August 8 at 10:00 a.m. PT through Ticketmaster.com, the official ticketing provider of Acrisure Arena, and are also available at the Ticketmaster Box Office at Acrisure Arena. Exclusive presale opportunities for Acrisure Arena club members begin today.Â
Stanford went 20-13 last season with a 9-9 mark in the ACC, advancing to participate in the College Basketball Crown. Stanford competed in the postseason for the second consecutive season, marking its first back-to-back postseason tournaments since 2012-15.