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tournament. It takes place at

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, on the week of the US holiday of

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. For sponsorship purposes, the tournament is officially named Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis. The games are played in the

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, 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

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, 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

Women's

Men's Mainland bracket champions

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

2023

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* Memphis *

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* Texas Tech *

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* Villanova

2022

Men's

Women's

2021

Men's

Women's

2020

2020 Battle 4 Atlantis was canceled due to the

Men's

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

Women's

* Central Michigan * Marquette *

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* Oklahoma *

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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

References

External links

Official site of the Battle 4 Atlantis
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