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North Carolina will face Northern Iowa to open play in the Battle 4 Atlantis Nov. 22 in the Bahamas, the tournament revealed in a release Wednesday.

The tournament runs Nov. 22-24 at Paradise Island, with Villanova and Texas Tech joining Tar Heels on their side of the bracket. The four teams on the other part of the eight-team field are Michigan, Memphis, Arkansas, and Stanford.

The championship game is Nov. 24 at 3:30 PM and will air on ESPN.

The bracket is below: