"Battle for Atlantis" redirects here. For the video game, see Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis.
Battle 4 Atlantis
Pixels145px
SportCollege basketball
Founded2011 (men)
2020 (women)
Teams8
CountryBahamas
VenueImperial Arena
Paradise Island, The Bahamas
ChampionVanderbilt (Men's)
North Carolina (Women's)
Most champsVillanova (3)
SponsorMarriott Bonvoy
WebsiteBattle4Atlantis
TvESPN
FounderKerzner International

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.[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 Battle 4 Atlantis tournament which also would have featured eight teams.[3][4]

Tournament history

Tournament champions

Men's

YearWinnerScoreOpponentTournament MVP
2011Harvard59–49UCFKeith Wright, Harvard[5]
2012Duke76–71LouisvilleQuinn Cook, Duke[6]
2013Villanova88–83OTIowaJames Bell, Villanova[7]
2014Wisconsin69–56OklahomaFrank Kaminsky, Wisconsin[8]
2015Syracuse74–67Texas A&MMichael Gbinije, Syracuse[9]
2016Baylor66–63LouisvilleJohnathan Motley, Baylor[10]
2017Villanova64–50Northern IowaJalen Brunson, Villanova[11]
2018Virginia53–46WisconsinDe'Andre Hunter, Virginia[12]
2019Michigan82–64GonzagaJon Teske, Michigan[13]
2020Canceled due to COVID-19[14]
2021Baylor75–58Michigan StateJames Akinjo, Baylor[15]
2022Tennessee64–50KansasSantiago Vescovi, Tennessee
2023Villanova79–63MemphisEric Dixon, Villanova[16]
2024Oklahoma69–64LouisvilleJalon Moore, Oklahoma[17]
2025Vanderbilt96–71Saint Mary'sDuke Miles, Vanderbilt[18]

Women's

YearWinnerScoreOpponentTournament MVP
2020Canceled due to COVID-19
2021South Carolina73–53UConnAliyah Boston, South Carolina[19]
2022UCLA66–58OTMarquetteCharisma Osborne, UCLA
2023Ole Miss60–49MichiganMadison Scott, Ole Miss
2024North Carolina69–39IndianaAlyssa Ustby, North Carolina

Men's Mainland bracket champions

YearWinnerScoreOpponent
2012Florida Gulf Coast72–66Toledo
2014Chattanooga78–67Coastal Carolina
2015Texas A&M–CC85–81Elon
2017UMBC89–88Nicholls State

Men's appearances and championships

TeamAppearancesChampionshipsYearsTournament Record
UConn32011, 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 Record
South 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

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

2022

Women's

[20]

2021

[21] [22]

2020

2020 Battle 4 Atlantis was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[23]

Men's

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

[24]

Women's

[4]

2019

[25][26]

[27]

2018

[28]

2016

Mainland Games

Mainland Battle 4 Atlantis was unbracketed for 2016.

2015

Mainland Bracket

[29]

2014

Mainland Bracket

[30]

2013

[31]

2011

[32]

Future Fields

2026

Source:[33]

Bracket 1

Bracket 2

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