The Battle 4 Atlantis is an early-season college basketball tournament. It takes place at Atlantis Paradise Island on Paradise Island in The Bahamas, on the week of the US holiday of Thanksgiving. For sponsorship purposes, the tournament is officially named Marriott Bonvoy Battle 4 Atlantis. The games are played in the Imperial Arena, a grand ballroom which is turned into a basketball venue. 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.

In 2020, the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was scheduled to include a women's Battle 4 Atlantis tournament which also would have featured eight teams.

Tournament history Tournament champions Men's YearWinnerScoreOpponentTournament MVP2011Harvard59–49UCF Keith Wright, Harvard2012Duke76–71LouisvilleQuinn Cook, Duke2013Villanova88–83OTIowaJames Bell, Villanova2014Wisconsin69–56OklahomaFrank Kaminsky, Wisconsin2015Syracuse 74–67Texas A&MMichael Gbinije, Syracuse2016 Baylor 66–63 Louisville Johnathan Motley, Baylor2017 Villanova 64–50 Northern Iowa Jalen Brunson, Villanova2018 Virginia 53–46 Wisconsin De'Andre Hunter, Virginia2019 Michigan 82–64 Gonzaga Jon Teske, Michigan2020 Canceled due to COVID-192021 Baylor 75–58 Michigan State James Akinjo, Baylor2022 Tennessee 64–50 Kansas Santiago Véscovi, Tennessee2023 Villanova 79–63 Memphis Eric Dixon, Villanova2024 Oklahoma 69–64 Louisville Jalon Moore, Oklahoma2025 Vanderbilt 96–71 Saint Mary's Duke Miles, Vanderbilt

Women's YearWinnerScoreOpponentTournament MVP2020 Canceled due to COVID-192021 South Carolina 73–53 UConn Aliyah Boston, South Carolina2022 UCLA 66–58OT Marquette Charisma Osborne, UCLA2023 Ole Miss 60–49 Michigan Madison Scott, Ole Miss2024 North Carolina 69–39 Indiana Alyssa Ustby, North Carolina

Men's Mainland bracket champions +YearWinnerScoreOpponent2012Florida Gulf Coast72–66Toledo2014Chattanooga78–67Coastal Carolina2015Texas A&M–CC85–81Elon2017UMBC89–88Nicholls State

Men's appearances and championships TeamAppearancesChampionshipsYearsTournament RecordUConn32011, 2015, 20215–4 (.556)UNC Asheville120111–2 (.333)UCF120112–1 (.667)Charleston120112–1 (.667)Utah120110–3 (.000)Harvard1120113–0 (1.000)Florida State120111–2 (.333)UMass120111–2 (.333)Louisville32012, 2016, 20246–3 (.667)Northern Iowa32012, 2017, 20233–6 (.333)Missouri120122–1 (.667)Stanford32012, 2018, 20233–6 (.333)Memphis22012, 20233–3 (.500)VCU42012, 2016, 2021, 20256–6 (.500)Duke1120123–0 (1.000)Minnesota120122–1 (.667)Kansas22013, 20224–2 (.667)Wake Forest120131–2 (.333)Villanova332013, 2017, 20239–0 (1.000)USC22013, 20222–4 (.333)Tennessee312013, 2017, 20227–2 (.778)UTEP120131–2 (.333)Xavier120130–3 (.000)Iowa120132–1 (.667)Wisconsin312014, 2018, 20227–2 (.778)UAB120140–3 (.000)Florida22014, 20182–4 (.333)Georgetown120141–2 (.333)UCLA120141–2 (.333)Oklahoma312014, 2018, 20247–2 (.778)Butler32014, 2018, 20225–4 (.556)North Carolina32014, 2019, 20236–3 (.667)Gonzaga32015, 2019, 20246–3 (.667)Washington120151–2 (.333)Texas A&M120152–1 (.667)Texas120151–2 (.333)Michigan312015, 2019, 20236–3 (.667)Charlotte120150–3 (.000)Syracuse212015, 20214–2 (.667)Michigan State22016, 20214–2 (.667)St. Johns120160–3 (.000)Baylor222016, 20216–0 (1.000)Wichita State22016, 20251–5 (.200)LSU120161–2 (.333)Old Dominion120161–2 (.333)Purdue120171–2 (.333)Western Kentucky22017, 20253–2 (.667)NC State22017, 20223–3 (.500)Arizona22017, 20241–5 (.167)SMU120171–2 (.333)Dayton22018, 20221–5 (.167)Virginia1120183–0 (1.000)Middle Tennessee120180–3 (.000)Iowa State120192–1 (.667)Alabama120191–2 (.333)Southern Miss120190–3 (.000)Seton Hall120192–1 (.667)Oregon120191–2 (.333)Loyola120211–2 (.333)Auburn120211–2 (.333)Arizona State120210–3 (.000)BYU120221–2 (.333)Texas Tech120232–1 (.667)Arkansas120231–2 (.333)Indiana120241–2 (.333)West Virginia120242–1 (.667)Providence120240–3 (.000)Davidson120241–2 (.333)Vanderbilt1120253–0 (1.000)Saint Mary's120252–1 (.667)Virginia Tech120251–2 (.333)Colorado State120252–1 (.667)South Florida120251–2 (.333)

Women's appearances and championships TeamAppearancesChampionshipsYearsTournament RecordSouth Carolina1120213–0 (1.000)Oklahoma120212–1 (.667)South Florida120212–1 (.667)UConn120212–1 (.667)Buffalo120211–2 (.333)Minnesota120211–2 (.333)Oregon120211–2 (.333)Syracuse120210–3 (.000)UCLA1120223–0 (1.000)Gonzaga120222–1 (.667)Marquette120222–1 (.667)South Dakota State120222–1 (.667)Louisville120221–2 (.333)Tennessee120221–2 (.333)Texas120221–2 (.333)Rutgers120220–3 (.000)Ole Miss1120233-0 (.1000)Arizona120232–1 (.667)Michigan120232–1 (.667)Middle Tennessee120232–1 (.667)DePaul120231–2 (.333)Memphis120231–2 (.333)South Dakota120231–2 (.333)Howard120230–3 (.000)North Carolina1120243–0 (.1000)Baylor120242–1 (.667)Columbia120242–1 (.500)Indiana120242–1 (.667)Ball State120241–2 (.333)Texas A&M120241–2 (.333)Villanova120241–2 (.333)Southern Miss120240–3 (.000)Maryland Eastern Shore120250–2 (.000)Penn State120251–1 (.500)Princeton120252–0 (1.000)San Diego State120251–1 (.500)

Brackets 2025 Men's

* – Denotes overtime period

All-Tournament Team

Women's

2024 Men's

* – Denotes overtime period

All-Tournament Team Jalon Moore − Oklahoma (MVP) Jeremiah Fears − Oklahoma Chucky Hepburn − Louisville Javon Small − West Virginia Tucker Devries − West Virginia

Women's Games Televised on FloHoops, ESPN2 and ESPNU

* – Denotes overtime period

2023 Men's

* – Denotes overtime period

Women's

2022

Men's

Women's

2021

Men's

Women's

2020 2020 Battle 4 Atlantis was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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

Women's Central Michigan Marquette Minnesota Oklahoma Oregon South Carolina South Florida Syracuse

2019

2018

2017

Mainland Bracket

2016

Mainland Games Mainland Battle 4 Atlantis was unbracketed for 2016.

2015

Mainland Bracket

2014

Mainland Bracket

2013

2012

Mainland Bracket

2011

Future Fields 2026 Source: Bracket 1 Memphis Mississippi State Penn State Wake Forest

Bracket 2 Marquette Texas A&M Virginia Xavier

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