Battle 4 Atlantis

Battle 4 Atlantis
	Logo of the Battle 4 Atlantis
Sport	College basketball
Founded	2011 (men); 2020 (women)
Founder	Kerzner International
No. of teams	8
Country	Bahamas
Venue(s)	Imperial Arena; Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas
Most recent; champion(s)	Michigan
Most titles	Villanova (2)
TV partner(s)	ESPN
Related; competitions	Crossover Classic
Official website	Battle4Atlantis

The Battle 4 Atlantis (branded as the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis for sponsorship reasons) is an early-season college basketball tournament that takes place in late November of each year, at Atlantis Paradise Island on Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas, on the week of the US holiday of Thanksgiving. The games are played in the Imperial Arena, a grand ballroom which is turned into a basketball venue.[1] The tournament is known for being the richest Division I men's early-season college basketball tournament. Schools are awarded $2 million in exchange for their participation in the men's event.[2]

In 2020, the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was scheduled to include a women's tournament which also would have featured eight teams.[3][4] Most of the teams that were originally invited to compete in the men's tournament (besides the Duke Blue Devils) were invited to participate in a separately-organized replacement event, the Crossover Classic, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[5]

Tournament history

Tournament champions

Year	Winner	Score	Opponent	Tournament MVP
2011	Harvard	59–49	UCF	Keith Wright, Harvard[6]
2012	Duke	76–71	Louisville	Quinn Cook, Duke[7]
2013	Villanova	88–83^OT	Iowa	James Bell, Villanova[8]
2014	Wisconsin	69–56	Oklahoma	Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin[9]
2015	Syracuse	74–67	Texas A&M	Michael Gbinije, Syracuse[10]
2016	Baylor	66–63	Louisville	Johnathan Motley, Baylor[11]
2017	Villanova	64–50	Northern Iowa	Jalen Brunson, Villanova[12]
2018	Virginia	53–46	Wisconsin	De'Andre Hunter, Virginia[13]
2019	Michigan	82–64	Gonzaga	Jon Teske, Michigan[14]

Mainland bracket champions


Year	Winner	Score	Opponent
2012	Florida Gulf Coast	72–66	Toledo
2014	Chattanooga	78–67	Coastal Carolina
2015	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	85–81	Elon
2017	UMBC	89–88	Nicholls State[lower-alpha 1]

Now known for athletic purposes as Nicholls.

Repeat participants


Team	Years	Record	Best Finish	Last
Villanova	2	6–0	1st (2013, 2017)	2017
Michigan	2	5–1	1st (2019)	2019
Tennessee	2	4–2	3rd (2017)	2017
Louisville	2	4–2	2nd (2012, 2016)	2016
VCU	2	3–3	4th (2012)	2016
Stanford	2	2–4	6th (2012)	2018
Northern Iowa	2	2–4	2nd (2017)	2017
UConn	2	3–3	3rd (2011)	2015
Florida	2	2–4	6th (2014, 2018)	2018
Oklahoma	2	4–2	2nd (2014)	2018
Butler	2	3–3	3rd (2014)	2018
North Carolina	2	4–2	3rd (2019)	2019
Gonzaga	2	4–2	2nd (2019)	2019

Brackets

2011

November 24–26

First Round November 24			Semifinals November 25				Championship November 26

4	Connecticut	73
	UNC Asheville	63
			4	Connecticut	63

				UCF	68
	UCF	74

	College of Charleston	63
								UCF	49
								Harvard	59
	Utah	47
	Harvard	75
				Harvard	46	3rd place game November 26

			22	Florida State	41
22	Florida State	73					4	Connecticut	78^OT

	UMass	53					22	Florida State	76

Consolation 2nd Round November 25			5th place game November 26

	UNC Asheville	66
	College of Charleston	68
				College of Charleston	85

				UMass	61
	Utah	75

	UMass	89	7th place game November 26


				UNC Asheville	87
				Utah	65

[15]

2012

November 22–24

First Round November 22			Semifinals November 23 NBCSN				Championship November 24 NBCSN

2	Louisville	51
	Northern Iowa	46
			2	Louisville	84

			13	Missouri	61
13	Missouri	78

	Stanford	70
							2	Louisville	71
							5	Duke	76
19	Memphis	65
	VCU	78
				VCU	58	3rd place game November 24 NBCSN

			5	Duke	67
5	Duke	89						VCU	65

	Minnesota	71					13	Missouri	68

Consolation 2nd Round November 23 AXS TV			5th place game November 24 AXS TV

	Northern Iowa	50
	Stanford	66
				Stanford	63

				Minnesota	66
19	Memphis	75

	Minnesota	84	7th place game November 24 AXS TV


			19	Memphis	52
				Northern Iowa	47

Mainland Bracket November 21			Mainland Championship game November 22

	Samford	69
	Toledo	82
				Toledo	66

				Florida Gulf Coast	72
	Florida Gulf Coast	50

	Alcorn State	48	Mainland 3rd place game November 24


				Samford	65
				Alcorn State	69

2013

November 28–30

First Round November 28			Semifinals November 29				Championship November 30

2	Kansas	87
	Wake Forest	78
			2	Kansas	59

				Villanova	63
	Villanova	93

	USC	79
								Villanova	88^OT
							23	Iowa	83
	Tennessee	70
	UTEP	78
				UTEP	53	3rd place game November 30

			23	Iowa	89
	Xavier	74					2	Kansas	67

23	Iowa	77^OT						UTEP	63

Consolation 2nd Round November 29			5th place game November 30

	Wake Forest	77
	USC	63
				Wake Forest	63

				Tennessee	82
	Tennessee	64

	Xavier	49	7th place game November 30


				USC	84
				Xavier	78

[16]

2014

November 26–28

First Round November 26 AXS TV/ESPN2			Semifinals November 27 ESPN				Championship November 28 ESPN

2	Wisconsin	72
	UAB	43
			2	Wisconsin	68

				Georgetown	65
18	Florida	65

	Georgetown	66^OT
							2	Wisconsin	69
								Oklahoma	56
22	UCLA	65
	Oklahoma	75
				Oklahoma	59	3rd place game November 28 ESPN

				Butler	46
	Butler	74						Georgetown	58

5	North Carolina	66						Butler	64

Consolation 2nd Round November 27 AXS TV			5th place game November 28 AXS TV

5	North Carolina	78
22	UCLA	56
			5	North Carolina	75

			18	Florida	64
	UAB	47

18	Florida	56	7th place game November 28 AXS TV


			22	UCLA	88
				UAB	76

Mainland Bracket November 26			Mainland Championship game November 27

	Coastal Carolina	61
	Louisiana–Monroe	48
				Coastal Carolina	67

				Chattanooga	78
	Robert Morris	46

	Chattanooga	61	Mainland 3rd place game November 27


				Robert Morris	71
				Louisiana–Monroe	54

[17]

2015

November 25–27

First Round November 25 ESPN2/AXS TV			Semifinals November 26 ESPN				Championship November 27 ESPN

10	Gonzaga	80
	Washington	64
			10	Gonzaga	61

			25	Texas A&M	62
25	Texas A&M	84

	Texas	73
							25	Texas A&M	67
								Syracuse	74
	Michigan	60
18	UConn	74
			18	UConn	76	3rd place game November 27 ESPN

				Syracuse	79
	Charlotte	70					10	Gonzaga	73

	Syracuse	83					18	UConn	70

Consolation 2nd Round November 26 AXS TV			5th place game November 27 AXS TV

	Washington	70
	Texas	82
				Texas	72

				Michigan	78
	Michigan	102

	Charlotte	47	7th place game November 27 AXS TV


				Washington	71
				Charlotte	66

Mainland Bracket November 26			Mainland Championship game November 27

	Texas A&M–CC	73
	Furman	69
				Texas A&M-CC	85

				Elon	81
	Mount St. Mary's	74

	Elon	79	Mainland 3rd place game November 27


				Furman	69
				Mount St. Mary's	60

[18]

2016

November 23–25

First Round November 23 ESPN2/AXS TV			Semifinals November 24 ESPN				Championship November 25 ESPN

24	Michigan State	73
	St. John's	62
			24	Michigan State	58

			20	Baylor	73
20	Baylor	71

	VCU	63
							20	Baylor	66
							10	Louisville	63
	Wichita State	82
	LSU	47
				Wichita State	52	3rd place game November 25 ESPN/ESPN2

			10	Louisville	62
10	Louisville	68^OT					24	Michigan State	77

	Old Dominion	62						Wichita State	72

Consolation 2nd Round November 24 AXS TV			5th place game November 25 AXS TV

	St. John's	69
	VCU	75
				VCU	85

				LSU	74
	LSU	66

	Old Dominion	60	7th place game November 27 AXS TV


				St. John's	55
				Old Dominion	63

The mainland Battle 4 Atlantis was unbracketed in 2016.

	November 23

	Florida Gulf Coast		69
	Binghamton		53

	November 24

	Binghamton		72
	Long Beach State		64

	November 25

	Florida Gulf Coast		68^OT
	Long Beach State		67

2017

November 22–24

First Round November 22 ESPN2			Semifinals November 23 ESPN2				Championship November 24 ESPN

18	Purdue	75
	Tennessee	78^OT
				Tennessee	76

			5	Villanova	85
5	Villanova	66

	Western Kentucky	58
							5	Villanova	64
								Northern Iowa	50
	North Carolina State	90
2	Arizona	84
				North Carolina State	60	3rd place game November 24 ESPN2

				Northern Iowa	64
	SMU	58						Tennessee	67

	Northern Iowa	61						North Carolina State	58

Consolation 2nd Round November 23 ESPN3			5th place game November 24 ESPN3

18	Purdue	73
	Western Kentucky	77
				Western Kentucky	63

				SMU	61
2	Arizona	60

	SMU	66	7th place game November 24 ESPN3


			18	Purdue	89
			2	Arizona	64

Mainland Bracket November 23			Mainland Championship game November 24

	Nicholls State	76
	Presbyterian	64
				Nicholls State	88

				UMBC	89
	Chicago State	73

	UMBC	84	Mainland 3rd place game November 24


				Presbyterian	75
				Chicago State	73

2018

November 21–23

First Round November 21 ESPN ESPNews ESPN3			Semifinals November 22 ESPN				Championship November 23 ESPN

	Florida	60
	Oklahoma	65
				Oklahoma	58

			25	Wisconsin	78
25	Wisconsin	62

	Stanford	46
							25	Wisconsin	46
							4	Virginia	53
	Butler	64
	Dayton	69
				Dayton	59	Third place

			4	Virginia	66
4	Virginia	74						Oklahoma	65

	Middle Tennessee	52						Dayton	54

Consolation 2nd Round November 22 ESPN2			5th place game November 23 ESPNU

	Florida	72
	Stanford	49
				Florida	54

				Butler	61
	Butler	84

	Middle Tennessee	53	7th place game November 23 ESPN3


				Stanford	67
				Middle Tennessee	54

2019

November 27–29[19][20]

First Round November 27 ESPN/ESPN2 ESPNU			Semifinals November 28 ESPN			Championship November 29 ESPN


	Michigan	83

	Iowa State	76
				Michigan	73

			6	North Carolina	64
6	North Carolina	76

	Alabama	67
							Michigan	82

						8	Gonzaga	64
8	Gonzaga	94

	Southern Miss	69
			8	Gonzaga	73

			11	Oregon	72
13	Seton Hall	69

11	Oregon	71

3rd place game November 29 ESPN


6	North Carolina	78

11	Oregon	74

Consolation 2nd Round November 28 ESPN2			5th place game November 29 ESPNU


Iowa State		104

Alabama		89
				Iowa State	76

			13	Seton Hall	84
	Southern Miss	56

13	Seton Hall	81

	7th place game November 29 ESPNU


	Alabama		83

	Southern Miss		68

All Times Eastern

Men

[21]

Creighton
Duke
Ohio State
Texas A&M
Utah
West Virginia
Wichita State
Memphis

Women

[4]

References

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/basketball/ncaa/wires/11/25/2060.ap.bkc.battle.4.atlantis.2013.0123/index.html
"Battle 4 Atlantis Basketball Teams Announced for November 2011 Tournament". The Bahamas Weekly. April 21, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
"Duke basketball: Clarifying confusion surrounding 'Battle 4 Atlantis'". Ball Durham. September 17, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
"Bahamas to host 1st women's Battle 4 Atlantis in 2020". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 30, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
Zimmer, Matt. "Crossover Classic: How big-time college basketball landed in Sioux Falls". Argus Leader. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
"Harvard men win Battle 4 Atlantis". November 28, 2011.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2012/11/25/quinn-cook-duke-louisville-battle-4-atlantis/1724945/
"Villanova remains unbeaten, wins Battle 4 Atlantis over Iowa". CBSSports.com.
"Tourney MVP Frank Kaminsky guides Wisconsin to Battle 4 Atlantis title". ABC13 Houston. November 29, 2014.
"Syracuse wins Battle 4 Atlantis". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Associated Press.
"No. 10 Louisville Falls to No. 20 Baylor in Battle 4 Atlantis Final, 66-63". University of Louisville Athletics.
"Villanova leaves Bahamas with another trophy". NBC Sports Philadelphia. November 24, 2017.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2018/11/23/the-latest-oklahoma-beats-dayton-for-3rd-at-atlantis/38591737/
https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2019/11/29/michigan-basketball-gonzaga-score-battle-4-atlantis/4333430002/
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"2012 Battle of Atlantis Bracket". Retrieved August 2, 2012.
"2014 Battle of Atlantis Bracket". Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
"2015 Battle of Atlantis Bracket" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
"Battle 4 Atlantis: Iowa State will play in 2019 tournament in Bahamas". desmoinesregister.com. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
Myron Medcalf and Byron Borzello (July 11, 2019). "Your guide to 13 early-season college basketball tournaments". espn.com. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
Goodman, Jeff (May 8, 2019). "Sources: 2020 Battle of Atlantis | Duke | Ohio State | West Virginia | Utah | Texas A&M | Wichita State | Creighton | TBD". @GoodmanHoops. Retrieved May 25, 2019.

External links

Official site of the Battle 4 Atlantis

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[15] Now known for athletic purposes as Nicholls.

[1] ttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/basketball/ncaa/wires/11/25/2060.ap.bkc.battle.4.atlantis.2013.0123/index.html

[2] "Battle 4 Atlantis Basketball Teams Announced for November 2011 Tournament". The Bahamas Weekly. April 21, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.

[3] "Duke basketball: Clarifying confusion surrounding 'Battle 4 Atlantis'". Ball Durham. September 17, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.

[2020_women-4] "Bahamas to host 1st women's Battle 4 Atlantis in 2020". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 30, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.

[5] Zimmer, Matt. "Crossover Classic: How big-time college basketball landed in Sioux Falls". Argus Leader. Retrieved October 22, 2020.

[6] "Harvard men win Battle 4 Atlantis". November 28, 2011.

[7] ttps://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2012/11/25/quinn-cook-duke-louisville-battle-4-atlantis/1724945/

[8] "Villanova remains unbeaten, wins Battle 4 Atlantis over Iowa". CBSSports.com.

[9] "Tourney MVP Frank Kaminsky guides Wisconsin to Battle 4 Atlantis title". ABC13 Houston. November 29, 2014.

[10] "Syracuse wins Battle 4 Atlantis". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Associated Press.

[11] "No. 10 Louisville Falls to No. 20 Baylor in Battle 4 Atlantis Final, 66-63". University of Louisville Athletics.

[12] "Villanova leaves Bahamas with another trophy". NBC Sports Philadelphia. November 24, 2017.

[13] ttps://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2018/11/23/the-latest-oklahoma-beats-dayton-for-3rd-at-atlantis/38591737/

[14] ttps://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2019/11/29/michigan-basketball-gonzaga-score-battle-4-atlantis/4333430002/

[16] ttp://www.atlantis.com/promotions/battle4atlantis/brackets.aspx

[17] "2012 Battle of Atlantis Bracket". Retrieved August 2, 2012.

[18] "2014 Battle of Atlantis Bracket". Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2014.

[19] "2015 Battle of Atlantis Bracket" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

[20] "Battle 4 Atlantis: Iowa State will play in 2019 tournament in Bahamas". desmoinesregister.com. Retrieved September 5, 2018.

[21] Myron Medcalf and Byron Borzello (July 11, 2019). "Your guide to 13 early-season college basketball tournaments". espn.com. Retrieved July 11, 2019.

[22] Goodman, Jeff (May 8, 2019). "Sources: 2020 Battle of Atlantis | Duke | Ohio State | West Virginia | Utah | Texas A&M | Wichita State | Creighton | TBD". @GoodmanHoops. Retrieved May 25, 2019.