The first-round matchups for this year’s Battle 4 Atlantis.

College basketball insider Jon Rothstein reported on the first-round matchups for this year’s event. Michigan State is scheduled to play Loyola-Chicago to get things started in the Bahamas. Here are all of the first-round matchups:

  • Michigan State vs. Loyola-Chicago
  • UConn vs. Auburn
  • Syracuse vs. Virginia Commonwealth
  • Baylor vs. Arizona State

This year’s event is scheduled to take place November 24-26. Michigan State last participated in the Battle 4 Atlantis during the 2016 season-17 season and finished in third place. The Spartans defeated St. John’s in the opening round, lost to Baylor in the second round and defeated Wichita State in the final game.

Wisconsin won the event in 2014 and Michigan claimed the title in 2019.