Southern Conference
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The Southern Conference is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference known for sponsoring Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) programs primarily in the southeastern United States.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Southern Conference Context triple: [FCS, hasConferences, Southern Conference]
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Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is a prominent collegiate athletic conference in the United States, known especially for its powerhouse football programs and member universities primarily located in the southeastern region of the country.
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Southwest Conference
The Southwest Conference was a historic college athletic conference in the south-central United States, best known for featuring major Texas universities in NCAA competition before disbanding in the mid-1990s.
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Sun Belt
The Sun Belt is a region of the United States stretching across the South and Southwest, known for its warm climate, rapid population growth, and significant economic development.
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Big South–OVC Football Association
The Big South–OVC Football Association is an NCAA Division I FCS football-only partnership between the Big South Conference and the Ohio Valley Conference that organizes and administers their combined football competition.
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Great Midwest Conference
The Great Midwest Conference was a former NCAA Division I athletic conference that operated in the early 1990s, primarily featuring universities from the Midwestern United States before its members were absorbed into Conference USA.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Southern Conference Target entity description: The Southern Conference is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference known for sponsoring Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) programs primarily in the southeastern United States.
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Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is a prominent collegiate athletic conference in the United States, known especially for its powerhouse football programs and member universities primarily located in the southeastern region of the country.
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Southwest Conference
The Southwest Conference was a historic college athletic conference in the south-central United States, best known for featuring major Texas universities in NCAA competition before disbanding in the mid-1990s.
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C.
Sun Belt
The Sun Belt is a region of the United States stretching across the South and Southwest, known for its warm climate, rapid population growth, and significant economic development.
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Big South–OVC Football Association
The Big South–OVC Football Association is an NCAA Division I FCS football-only partnership between the Big South Conference and the Ohio Valley Conference that organizes and administers their combined football competition.
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Great Midwest Conference
The Great Midwest Conference was a former NCAA Division I athletic conference that operated in the early 1990s, primarily featuring universities from the Midwestern United States before its members were absorbed into Conference USA.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I conference
ⓘ
collegiate athletic conference ⓘ |
| associatedWith | NCAA postseason tournaments ⓘ |
| category |
College sports in the United States
ⓘ
NCAA conferences ⓘ |
| competitionLevel |
NCAA Division I FCS
ⓘ
surface form:
Football Championship Subdivision
|
| competitionScope | multi-sport conference ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| focus | intercollegiate athletics ⓘ |
| footballSubdivision | NCAA Division I FCS ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
Southern United States
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surface form:
American South
Appalachian region ⓘ |
| governingBodyFor | FCS football programs ⓘ |
| governs | member schools' conference-level rules ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
conference championships
ⓘ
regular season competition ⓘ |
| hasMemberInstitutionType |
college
ⓘ
university ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| NCAADivisionStatus | Division I ⓘ |
| organizes |
conference schedules
ⓘ
conference tournaments ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
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surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| sponsors |
men's varsity sports
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women's varsity sports ⓘ |
| sport |
baseball
ⓘ
college football ⓘ cross country ⓘ golf ⓘ men's basketball ⓘ men's soccer ⓘ rifle ⓘ softball ⓘ tennis ⓘ track and field ⓘ volleyball ⓘ women's basketball ⓘ women's soccer ⓘ wrestling ⓘ |
| sportGoverningBodyLevel | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| typeOfMembership |
associate members
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full members ⓘ |
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Subject: Southern Conference Description of subject: The Southern Conference is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference known for sponsoring Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) programs primarily in the southeastern United States.
Referenced by (46)
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