2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season
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The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the top level of college football in the United States that year, culminating in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) to determine the national champion.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season canonical | 2 |
| 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season | 1 |
| 2008 NCAA Division I-A football season | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3435869 — 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: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season Context triple: [2008 Oregon–Oregon State football game, partOf, 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season]
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2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the final year in which college football’s top-level national champion was decided by the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) system before the transition to the College Football Playoff.
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2008 Oregon–Oregon State football game
The 2008 Oregon–Oregon State football game was a high-stakes Civil War rivalry matchup remembered for its explosive offense and major implications for Oregon State’s Rose Bowl hopes.
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NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs
The NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs are a postseason tournament that determines the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) through a multi-round, bracket-style competition.
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NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
The NCAA Division I Football Championship Game is the annual title contest that determines the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
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2008 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 2008 NCAA men's basketball championship was the title game of the 2007–08 college basketball season, famously won by the Kansas Jayhawks after Mario Chalmers’ last-second three-pointer forced overtime against the Memphis Tigers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season Target entity description: The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the top level of college football in the United States that year, culminating in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) to determine the national champion.
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A.
2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the final year in which college football’s top-level national champion was decided by the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) system before the transition to the College Football Playoff.
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B.
2008 Oregon–Oregon State football game
The 2008 Oregon–Oregon State football game was a high-stakes Civil War rivalry matchup remembered for its explosive offense and major implications for Oregon State’s Rose Bowl hopes.
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C.
NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs
The NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs are a postseason tournament that determines the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) through a multi-round, bracket-style competition.
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D.
NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
The NCAA Division I Football Championship Game is the annual title contest that determines the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
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E.
2008 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 2008 NCAA men's basketball championship was the title game of the 2007–08 college basketball season, famously won by the Kansas Jayhawks after Mario Chalmers’ last-second three-pointer forced overtime against the Memphis Tigers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season Description of subject: The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the top level of college football in the United States that year, culminating in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) to determine the national champion.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season
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2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season
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this entity surface form:
2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season
this entity surface form:
2008 NCAA Division I-A football season