NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee
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The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee is the group responsible for selecting, seeding, and bracketing teams for the annual NCAA men’s basketball championship tournament.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T31153 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee Context triple: [NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, governingBody, NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee]
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A.
NCAA Division I Council
The NCAA Division I Council is the primary legislative body responsible for developing and voting on rules and policies that govern Division I college athletics.
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B.
NCAA Board of Governors
The NCAA Board of Governors is the highest governing body of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, responsible for overseeing association-wide policy, strategy, and governance.
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C.
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the primary governing organization for college athletics in the United States, overseeing competition, rules, and championships across multiple divisions and sports.
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D.
NCAA Division III Management Council
The NCAA Division III Management Council is a governing body that oversees the day-to-day administration, policy implementation, and legislative processes for NCAA Division III athletics.
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E.
National Association of Basketball Coaches
The National Association of Basketball Coaches is a professional organization representing men’s college basketball coaches in the United States, focused on advocacy, education, and the promotion of the sport.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee Target entity description: The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee is the group responsible for selecting, seeding, and bracketing teams for the annual NCAA men’s basketball championship tournament.
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A.
NCAA Division I Council
The NCAA Division I Council is the primary legislative body responsible for developing and voting on rules and policies that govern Division I college athletics.
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B.
NCAA Board of Governors
The NCAA Board of Governors is the highest governing body of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, responsible for overseeing association-wide policy, strategy, and governance.
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C.
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the primary governing organization for college athletics in the United States, overseeing competition, rules, and championships across multiple divisions and sports.
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D.
NCAA Division III Management Council
The NCAA Division III Management Council is a governing body that oversees the day-to-day administration, policy implementation, and legislative processes for NCAA Division III athletics.
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E.
National Association of Basketball Coaches
The National Association of Basketball Coaches is a professional organization representing men’s college basketball coaches in the United States, focused on advocacy, education, and the promotion of the sport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA committee
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selection committee ⓘ sports governing body committee ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee
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surface form:
March Madness selection committee
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eventManaged |
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
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surface form:
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA men’s basketball tournament
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| governsSport | men’s college basketball ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
Division I athletics directors
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Division I conference commissioners ⓘ senior athletics administrators ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| meets |
annually during the college basketball season
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during Championship Week prior to Selection Sunday ⓘ |
| membershipScope |
NCAA Division I
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surface form:
Division I conferences
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| notableEvent |
Selection Sunday
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surface form:
Selection Sunday announcement of the tournament field
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| operatesInDivision | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| oversees |
policies related to conference rematch avoidance in early rounds
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policies related to geographic placement of teams ⓘ policies related to tournament bracketing principles ⓘ procedures for replacing teams unable to participate in the tournament ⓘ |
| partOf | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| primaryAudience |
NCAA Division I
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surface form:
NCAA Division I men’s basketball programs
NCAA member institutions ⓘ |
| reportsTo | NCAA governance structure ⓘ |
| responsibility |
assigning teams to first- and second-round sites
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assigning teams to regional sites ⓘ balancing competitive equity in the tournament bracket ⓘ bracketing teams for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship ⓘ considering automatic qualifiers from Division I conferences ⓘ determining at-large bids for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament ⓘ evaluating teams for at-large selection ⓘ seeding teams for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship ⓘ selecting teams for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship ⓘ selecting the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament ⓘ |
| selectionOutput |
68-team NCAA men’s basketball tournament field
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First Four matchups ⓘ overall seed list of selected teams ⓘ regional placements for all seeds ⓘ |
| shortName |
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Men’s Basketball Committee
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| subjectArea |
competitive balance in NCAA men’s basketball tournament
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postseason tournament administration ⓘ |
| usesData |
head-to-head results
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results against common opponents ⓘ results against quadrant-based opponents ⓘ road and neutral-site performance ⓘ strength of schedule information ⓘ team performance metrics ⓘ |
| usesTool | NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee Description of subject: The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee is the group responsible for selecting, seeding, and bracketing teams for the annual NCAA men’s basketball championship tournament.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
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governingBody
→
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Committee
this entity surface form:
NCAA Selection Committee
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee
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shortName
→
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Men’s Basketball Committee
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee
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alsoKnownAs
→
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
March Madness selection committee
this entity surface form:
NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee
this entity surface form:
NCAA selection committee seeding
this entity surface form:
NCAA Selection Committee
this entity surface form:
NCAA selection committees
subject surface form:
NCAA Evaluation Tool
this entity surface form:
NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee
this entity surface form:
NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee
First Round of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
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selectionMethod
→
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
NCAA tournament selection committee
this entity surface form:
NCAA men’s basketball selection committee
this entity surface form:
NCAA selection committee seeding
2004 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Regional
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governingBody
→
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Committee
this entity surface form:
NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Committee
this entity surface form:
NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee