Nov 24, 2015; Lahaina, HI, USA; A Hawaiian dancer performs a dance at halftime of the Vanderbilt Commodores playing against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during the Maui Jim Maui Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

The North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball team will participate in the Maui Invitational in November to help kickoff the college basketball season.

The annual tournament will take place from November 21-23, 2016 and features two No. 1 seeds and four preseason Top-25 teams.

This year’s bracket will include the Georgetown Hoyas, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Oregon Ducks, the Tennessee Volunteers, the Connecticut Huskies, the Wisconsin Badgers, the Chaminade Silverswords and the North Carolina Tar Heels.

The North Carolina Tar Heels will be favorites to win this tournament.

North Carolina will face Chaminade in Game Four on November 21 at 11:30pm. Despite being favorites, the Tar Heels will have tough competition if they defeat Chaminade. There could potentially be a second round matchup between UConn and UNC, a matchup that many people will want to see.

Do not underestimate any of the teams in this tournament, in particular UConn, Oregon and Tennessee.

UConn’s head coach is Kevin Ollie. Ollie led the Huskies to a national championship in 2014, in his second year as the head coach. In 2014, Ollie was No. 10 on ESPN’s list of Top 50 college basketball coaches who are currently coaching.

Oregon was a No. 1 seed in the 2016 NCAA Tournament. Although they lost to the Oklahoma Sooners in the Elite Eight, they defeated an impression Duke Blue Devils squad in the Sweet 16, 82-68. Oregon returns several key players from last year’s team.

Former Clemson Tigers and Texas Longhorns coach Rick Barnes leads Tennessee to this tournament. He has coached against North Carolina many times. His most recent game against UNC occurred in 2013 when he coached Texas. Texas defeated North Carolina 86-83 in that game.

All of the Maui Invitational games will be aired on ESPN networks. If you are interested in attending the Maui Jim Maui Invitational, visit the official website found here or contact the Tournament Travel Department at 800-856-0024, or email them at mauiinvitational@wyndhamjade.com.