1985 NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship

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NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship game college basketball game

The 1985 NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship was the national title game in which Old Dominion University’s women’s basketball team captured the NCAA crown for the 1984–85 season.

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Label	Occurrences
1985 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship	1
1985 NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship canonical	1
1985 NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2815002 — 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: 1985 NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship
Context triple: [Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball team, nationalChampionship, 1985 NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship]

A. 1988 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 1988 NCAA men's basketball championship was the title game in which the underdog Kansas Jayhawks, led by coach Larry Brown and star forward Danny Manning, captured the national crown in a memorable "Danny and the Miracles" run.
B. 1981–82 NCAA women’s basketball season
The 1981–82 NCAA women’s basketball season marked the early era of NCAA governance over women’s collegiate basketball, including the inaugural championship competition for Division III programs.
C. AIAW women’s basketball championship
The AIAW women’s basketball championship was the premier national collegiate tournament for women’s basketball in the United States before the NCAA began sponsoring women’s championships in the early 1980s.
D. 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the national title game in which a Jerry Lucas–led Ohio State Buckeyes team captured the collegiate basketball crown.
E. 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the national championship event of the 1989–90 college basketball season, culminating in UNLV's dominant title run and record-setting 103–73 victory over Duke in the final.
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: 1985 NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship
Target entity description: The 1985 NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship was the national title game in which Old Dominion University’s women’s basketball team captured the NCAA crown for the 1984–85 season.

A. 1988 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 1988 NCAA men's basketball championship was the title game in which the underdog Kansas Jayhawks, led by coach Larry Brown and star forward Danny Manning, captured the national crown in a memorable "Danny and the Miracles" run.
B. 1981–82 NCAA women’s basketball season
The 1981–82 NCAA women’s basketball season marked the early era of NCAA governance over women’s collegiate basketball, including the inaugural championship competition for Division III programs.
C. AIAW women’s basketball championship
The AIAW women’s basketball championship was the premier national collegiate tournament for women’s basketball in the United States before the NCAA began sponsoring women’s championships in the early 1980s.
D. 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the national title game in which a Jerry Lucas–led Ohio State Buckeyes team captured the collegiate basketball crown.
E. 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the national championship event of the 1989–90 college basketball season, culminating in UNLV's dominant title run and record-setting 103–73 victory over Duke in the final.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (26)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship game ⓘ college basketball game ⓘ
category	women’s college basketball championship game ⓘ
champion	Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball ⓘ linked to: Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball team
competitionLevel	college ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
determines	NCAA Division I women’s basketball national champion ⓘ
division	NCAA Division I ⓘ
followedBy	1986 NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship ⓘ
genderCategory	women’s ⓘ
hasParticipant	Old Dominion University ⓘ University of Georgia ⓘ
levelOfPlay	national championship ⓘ
loser	Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball ⓘ
organizer	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
partOf	NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament ⓘ linked to: NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament
precededBy	1984 NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship ⓘ linked to: 1984 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship
resultedIn	Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball winning national title ⓘ
runnerUp	Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball ⓘ
season	1984–85 NCAA Division I women’s basketball season ⓘ
sport	basketball ⓘ
sportSeasonOf	Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball ⓘ linked to: Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball team
team1	Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball ⓘ linked to: Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball team
team2	Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball ⓘ
tournament	1985 NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament ⓘ linked to: 1985 NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship
winner	Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball ⓘ linked to: Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball team

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball team → nationalChampionship → 1985 NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship ⓘ

1985 NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship → tournament → 1985 NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament ⓘ

linked to: 1985 NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship

1984 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship → followedBy → 1985 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship ⓘ