Boardwalk Battle
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College basketball |
| Location | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Month played | November |
| Established | 2024 |
| Administrator | Gazelle Group |
| Teams | 8 |
| Website | GEICO Boardwalk Battle |
| Current champion | |
| High Point (1) | |
The GEICO Boardwalk Battle, owned and operated by The Gazelle Group, is an eight team early-season college basketball tournament that was first contested during the 2024–25 season, that takes place in late November of each year, in Daytona Beach, Florida, at the Ocean Center. The Northeast Conference is the sponsor of the tournament, Boardwalk Battle was created to showcase the top mid-major programs. All games in the tournament are streamed by BallerTV.
Champions
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2024 | UC San Diego |
| 2025 | High Point |
Bracket
* – Denotes overtime period
2025
| Semifinals November 20 | Championship November 22 | ||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 87 | ||||||||
| Southern Indiana | 81 | ||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 80 | ||||||||
| High Point | 91 | ||||||||
| High Point | 90 | ||||||||
| UIC | 80 | 3rd place Game November 22 | |||||||
| Southern Indiana | 73 | ||||||||
| UIC | 84 | ||||||||
2024
| 5th Place Game November 23 | Consolation 2nd Round November 22 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship November 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 96 | James Madison | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 83 | UC San Diego | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 55 | UC San Diego | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 72 | Toledo | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th Place Game November 23 | East Carolina | 71 | Jacksonville State | 80 | 3rd Place Game November 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 64 | Toledo | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 92 | Toledo | 103 | James Madison | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 77 | Stetson | 78 | Jacksonville State | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "2024 Boardwalk Battle Field Announced/Tickets On Sale" (PDF). Boardwalk Battle. Gazelle Group. July 12, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ↑ Vinel, Chris (July 12, 2024). "Boardwalk Battle college basketball tourney to be held at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach in November". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Men's Basketball To Play In Daytona's Boardwalk Battle". jaxstatesports.com. Jacksonville State University Athletics. May 28, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Boardwalk Battle 2025 Bracket" (PDF). BoardwalkBattle.net. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ↑ Hall, Erick (November 21, 2024). "2024 Boardwalk Battle Men's Basketball Tournament bracket, schedule, game times, results". The Telegraph. Edwardsville Publishing Company. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
