NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament
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The NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament is an annual single-elimination championship that determines the national title among U.S. colleges competing at the Division III level.
All labels observed (13)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2663676 — 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 Division III men’s basketball tournament Context triple: [NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament, relatedCompetition, NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament]
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A.
NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament
The NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament is the annual national championship event that determines the top women’s basketball team among NCAA Division III colleges in the United States.
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B.
NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship
The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship is an annual national tournament that determines the collegiate basketball champion among NCAA Division II schools in the United States.
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C.
NCAA Division II women’s basketball tournament
The NCAA Division II women’s basketball tournament is an annual national championship event that determines the top women’s college basketball team among NCAA Division II programs in the United States.
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D.
NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship
The NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship is the annual national tournament that determines the top men's ice hockey team among U.S. colleges competing at the NCAA Division III level.
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E.
NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament is the annual single-elimination championship that determines the top women’s college basketball team in the United States.
- 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 Division III men’s basketball tournament Target entity description: The NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament is an annual single-elimination championship that determines the national title among U.S. colleges competing at the Division III level.
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NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament
The NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament is the annual national championship event that determines the top women’s basketball team among NCAA Division III colleges in the United States.
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B.
NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship
The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship is an annual national tournament that determines the collegiate basketball champion among NCAA Division II schools in the United States.
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C.
NCAA Division II women’s basketball tournament
The NCAA Division II women’s basketball tournament is an annual national championship event that determines the top women’s college basketball team among NCAA Division II programs in the United States.
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D.
NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship
The NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship is the annual national tournament that determines the top men's ice hockey team among U.S. colleges competing at the NCAA Division III level.
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NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament is the annual single-elimination championship that determines the top women’s college basketball team in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA championship
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college basketball tournament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament
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surface form:
Division III men’s basketball championship
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| bracketSize | 64-team bracket ⓘ |
| championshipCategory | team sport championship ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | college ⓘ |
| confersTitle | NCAA Division III men’s basketball national champion ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| determines |
NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
NCAA Division III men’s basketball national champion
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| division | NCAA Division III ⓘ |
| eligibility |
NCAA Division III
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surface form:
NCAA Division III member institutions
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| eliminationCondition | single loss ⓘ |
| format | single-elimination ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | NCAA Division III ⓘ |
| governingRules |
NCAA Men's Basketball Rules Committee
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surface form:
NCAA men’s basketball rules
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| governsSeason | postseason ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | national champion crowned ⓘ |
| inception | 1975 ⓘ |
| levelOfPlay | non-scholarship athletics ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 64 ⓘ |
| organizer | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| participantType | men’s college basketball teams ⓘ |
| regionStructure | geographically based brackets ⓘ |
| regulates | national postseason competition for Division III men’s basketball ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
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surface form:
NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament
NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA Division II men’s basketball tournament
NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| seasonTiming |
early spring
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late winter ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
at-large bids
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automatic bids ⓘ |
| sponsor |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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surface form:
NCAA
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| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| stage |
first round
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national championship game ⓘ national semifinals ⓘ second round ⓘ sectional finals ⓘ sectional semifinals ⓘ |
| teamLimitPerGame | two teams ⓘ |
| tournamentType | knockout tournament ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament Description of subject: The NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament is an annual single-elimination championship that determines the national title among U.S. colleges competing at the Division III level.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament
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relatedCompetition
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NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament
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this entity surface form:
NCAA Division III national championships in men's basketball
NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship
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relatedCompetition
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NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament
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this entity surface form:
NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship
NCAA Division III men's basketball program
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eligibleFor
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NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament
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this entity surface form:
NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship
NCAA Division III men's basketball program
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seasonStructure
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NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament
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this entity surface form:
NCAA Division III national tournament (for qualifiers)
NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament
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determines
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NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
NCAA Division III men’s basketball national champion
NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament
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alsoKnownAs
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NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament
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this entity surface form:
Division III men’s basketball championship
Illinois Wesleyan Titans men's basketball
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NCAATournamentChampionship
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NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament
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this entity surface form:
1997 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship
Illinois Wesleyan Titans men's basketball
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NCAATournamentFinalFourAppearance
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NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament
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this entity surface form:
1996 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
Illinois Wesleyan Titans men's basketball
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NCAATournamentFinalFourAppearance
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NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament
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this entity surface form:
1997 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
Illinois Wesleyan Titans men's basketball
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NCAATournamentFinalFourAppearance
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NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament
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this entity surface form:
2001 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
Illinois Wesleyan Titans men's basketball
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NCAATournamentFinalFourAppearance
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NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament
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this entity surface form:
2006 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
Illinois Wesleyan Titans men's basketball
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NCAATournamentFinalFourAppearance
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NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament
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this entity surface form:
2014 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
Illinois Wesleyan Titans men's basketball
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NCAATournamentParticipation
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NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament
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this entity surface form:
NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament