Memphis Tigers
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The Memphis Tigers are the athletic teams representing the University of Memphis, best known for their competitive basketball and football programs.
All labels observed (32)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T130893 — 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)
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Target entity: Memphis Tigers Context triple: [Memphis, Tennessee, sportsTeam, Memphis Tigers]
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A.
Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball is one of the most storied and successful programs in women’s college basketball history, renowned for its multiple national championships and long-time Hall of Fame coach Pat Summitt.
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B.
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private Christian research university in Waco, Texas, known for its strong academic programs and prominent athletics in the Big 12 Conference.
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C.
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, known for its strong academic programs, selective admissions, and membership in the Association of American Universities.
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University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a major public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, known for its strong academic programs, influential alumni, and prominent role in Southern higher education and athletics.
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E.
Tennessee Volunteers athletics program
The Tennessee Volunteers athletics program is the intercollegiate sports program of the University of Tennessee, known for its prominent football and basketball teams and passionate fan base.
- 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: Memphis Tigers Target entity description: The Memphis Tigers are the athletic teams representing the University of Memphis, best known for their competitive basketball and football programs.
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A.
Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball is one of the most storied and successful programs in women’s college basketball history, renowned for its multiple national championships and long-time Hall of Fame coach Pat Summitt.
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B.
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private Christian research university in Waco, Texas, known for its strong academic programs and prominent athletics in the Big 12 Conference.
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C.
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, known for its strong academic programs, selective admissions, and membership in the Association of American Universities.
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the flagship public research university of the University of Tennessee system, known for its strong academic programs, research initiatives, and prominent athletics, particularly the Tennessee Volunteers.
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University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a major public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, known for its strong academic programs, influential alumni, and prominent role in Southern higher education and athletics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I athletics program
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college athletic program ⓘ |
| association | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| baseballStadium | FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field ⓘ |
| basketballArena | FedExForum ⓘ |
| conferenceMembership | American Athletic Conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| footballStadium |
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
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surface form:
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
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| footballSubdivision |
FBS
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surface form:
NCAA Division I FBS
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| formerConferenceMembership |
Conference USA
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Metro Conference ⓘ Missouri Valley Conference ⓘ Ohio Valley Conference ⓘ |
| foundedBy | University of Memphis ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Memphis Tigers
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surface form:
University of Memphis Athletic Department
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| hasTeam |
Memphis Tigers
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surface form:
Memphis Tigers baseball
Memphis Tigers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Memphis Tigers cross country
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surface form:
Memphis Tigers football
Memphis Tigers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Memphis Tigers men's basketball
Memphis Tigers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Memphis Tigers men's golf
Memphis Tigers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Memphis Tigers men's soccer
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Memphis Tigers men's tennis
Memphis Tigers rifle ⓘ Memphis Tigers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Memphis Tigers softball
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Memphis Tigers track and field
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Memphis Tigers volleyball
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Memphis Tigers women's basketball
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Memphis Tigers women's golf
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Memphis Tigers women's soccer
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Memphis Tigers women's tennis
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| homeCity | Memphis ⓘ |
| homeCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| homeState | Tennessee ⓘ |
| liveMascot | TOM the Tiger ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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surface form:
Memphis, Tennessee
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| mascot | Pouncer ⓘ |
| NCAADivision | Division I ⓘ |
| nickname | Tigers ⓘ |
| primaryColor | blue ⓘ |
| represents | University of Memphis ⓘ |
| secondaryColor | gray ⓘ |
| sport |
American football
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baseball ⓘ basketball ⓘ cross country ⓘ golf ⓘ rifle ⓘ soccer ⓘ softball ⓘ tennis ⓘ track and field ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Memphis Tigers Description of subject: The Memphis Tigers are the athletic teams representing the University of Memphis, best known for their competitive basketball and football programs.
Referenced by (61)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Memphis, Tennessee
this entity surface form:
University of Memphis Athletic Department
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers men's basketball
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers women's basketball
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers football
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers baseball
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers men's soccer
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers women's soccer
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers softball
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers volleyball
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers men's golf
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers women's golf
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers men's tennis
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers women's tennis
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers track and field
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers cross country
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers men’s basketball
this entity surface form:
University of Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
this entity surface form:
University of Memphis Tigers women's basketball team
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers men's basketball
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers men's basketball
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers football
this entity surface form:
University of Memphis football team
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers football team
subject surface form:
UAB Blazers men's basketball team
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers men's basketball
this entity surface form:
University of Memphis Tigers athletic programs
this entity surface form:
University of Memphis Tigers
this entity surface form:
University of Memphis athletics department
this entity surface form:
University of Memphis Tigers
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers football team
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers basketball team
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers baseball team
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers baseball
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers baseball
this entity surface form:
University of Memphis Tigers
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers football
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers men’s basketball
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers women’s basketball
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers baseball
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers men's basketball
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers men's basketball
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers men's basketball
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
this entity surface form:
University of Memphis basketball
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers men's basketball
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers men's basketball
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers men's basketball
this entity surface form:
University of Memphis men’s basketball team
subject surface form:
The Pyramid (Memphis)
this entity surface form:
Memphis Tigers men's basketball team