NCAA men's basketball championship 1940
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The 1940 NCAA men's basketball championship was the national title game in which coach Branch McCracken led Indiana University to its first NCAA basketball crown.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22745762 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: NCAA men's basketball championship 1940 Context triple: [Branch McCracken, championshipWon, NCAA men's basketball championship 1940]
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1945 NCAA men's basketball season
The 1945 NCAA men's basketball season was the college basketball campaign in which Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State) won the national championship under coach Henry Iba.
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1954 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 1954 NCAA men's basketball championship was the concluding tournament of the 1953–54 college basketball season in the United States, determining the national champion of NCAA Division I men's basketball.
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NCAA men's basketball championship 1980
The NCAA men's basketball championship of 1980 was the national title game in which the University of Louisville, coached by Denny Crum, won its first NCAA basketball championship.
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1955 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 1955 NCAA men's basketball championship was the national title game in which the University of San Francisco Dons, led by Bill Russell, captured their first NCAA basketball crown.
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1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The 1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the national title game in which the University of Kansas, led by star center Clyde Lovellette, captured the collegiate basketball crown.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: NCAA men's basketball championship 1940 Target entity description: The 1940 NCAA men's basketball championship was the national title game in which coach Branch McCracken led Indiana University to its first NCAA basketball crown.
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A.
1945 NCAA men's basketball season
The 1945 NCAA men's basketball season was the college basketball campaign in which Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State) won the national championship under coach Henry Iba.
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B.
1954 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 1954 NCAA men's basketball championship was the concluding tournament of the 1953–54 college basketball season in the United States, determining the national champion of NCAA Division I men's basketball.
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C.
NCAA men's basketball championship 1980
The NCAA men's basketball championship of 1980 was the national title game in which the University of Louisville, coached by Denny Crum, won its first NCAA basketball championship.
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D.
1955 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 1955 NCAA men's basketball championship was the national title game in which the University of San Francisco Dons, led by Bill Russell, captured their first NCAA basketball crown.
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E.
1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The 1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the national title game in which the University of Kansas, led by star center Clyde Lovellette, captured the collegiate basketball crown.
- F. None of above. chosen
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