University of Manitoba Bisons

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university athletic program

The University of Manitoba Bisons are the varsity athletic teams of the University of Manitoba, competing in Canadian university sports across multiple disciplines.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
University of Manitoba Bisons canonical	4
Bisons football team	2
Manitoba Bisons hockey	1
Manitoba Bisons men’s basketball	1
Manitoba Bisons men’s ice hockey	1
Manitoba Bisons swimming	1
Manitoba Bisons women’s basketball	1
Manitoba Bisons women’s volleyball	1
University of Manitoba Bisons football team	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6245143 — 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: University of Manitoba Bisons
Context triple: [Billy the Bison, represents, University of Manitoba Bisons]

A. Saskatchewan Huskies
The Saskatchewan Huskies are the University of Saskatchewan’s varsity athletic program, competing in U Sports across multiple sports and known especially for their strong football and hockey teams.
B. Calgary Dinos
The Calgary Dinos are the University of Calgary’s varsity athletic teams, competing in multiple sports within Canadian university athletics.
C. McGill Redbirds
The McGill Redbirds are the men's varsity sports teams representing McGill University in intercollegiate athletics.
D. Dalhousie Tigers
The Dalhousie Tigers are the varsity athletic teams representing Dalhousie University in Canadian intercollegiate sports.
E. McMaster Marauders
The McMaster Marauders are the varsity athletic teams representing McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, competing in Canadian university sports across multiple disciplines.
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: University of Manitoba Bisons
Target entity description: The University of Manitoba Bisons are the varsity athletic teams of the University of Manitoba, competing in Canadian university sports across multiple disciplines.

A. Saskatchewan Huskies
The Saskatchewan Huskies are the University of Saskatchewan’s varsity athletic program, competing in U Sports across multiple sports and known especially for their strong football and hockey teams.
B. Calgary Dinos
The Calgary Dinos are the University of Calgary’s varsity athletic teams, competing in multiple sports within Canadian university athletics.
C. McGill Redbirds
The McGill Redbirds are the men's varsity sports teams representing McGill University in intercollegiate athletics.
D. Dalhousie Tigers
The Dalhousie Tigers are the varsity athletic teams representing Dalhousie University in Canadian intercollegiate sports.
E. McMaster Marauders
The McMaster Marauders are the varsity athletic teams representing McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, competing in Canadian university sports across multiple disciplines.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	university athletic program ⓘ
affiliation	University of Manitoba ⓘ
campus	Fort Garry campus ⓘ
category	College sports teams in Canada ⓘ Sport in Winnipeg ⓘ U Sports teams ⓘ University of Manitoba ⓘ
competesIn	Canada West Universities Athletic Association ⓘ
competitionLevel	national ⓘ university varsity ⓘ
conference	Canada West ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
formerSportingAssociation	Canadian Interuniversity Sport ⓘ linked to: U Sports
governingBody	University of Manitoba Athletics and Recreation ⓘ
hasNotableSport	football ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ track and field ⓘ
hasRival	University of Saskatchewan Huskies ⓘ linked to: Saskatchewan Huskies University of Winnipeg Wesmen ⓘ linked to: University of Winnipeg Athletics Department
hasTeam	Manitoba Bisons cross country ⓘ linked to: Manitoba Bisons Manitoba Bisons football ⓘ linked to: Manitoba Bisons Manitoba Bisons golf ⓘ linked to: Manitoba Bisons Manitoba Bisons hockey ⓘ linked to: University of Manitoba Bisons Manitoba Bisons men’s basketball ⓘ linked to: University of Manitoba Bisons Manitoba Bisons men’s ice hockey ⓘ linked to: University of Manitoba Bisons Manitoba Bisons men’s volleyball ⓘ linked to: Manitoba Bisons Manitoba Bisons soccer ⓘ linked to: Manitoba Bisons Manitoba Bisons swimming ⓘ linked to: University of Manitoba Bisons Manitoba Bisons track and field ⓘ linked to: Manitoba Bisons Manitoba Bisons women’s basketball ⓘ linked to: University of Manitoba Bisons Manitoba Bisons women’s ice hockey ⓘ linked to: Manitoba Bisons Manitoba Bisons women’s volleyball ⓘ linked to: University of Manitoba Bisons
homeCity	Winnipeg ⓘ linked to: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
languageOfOperation	English ⓘ
location	Winnipeg, Manitoba ⓘ linked to: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
province	Manitoba ⓘ
region	Prairies ⓘ
represents	University of Manitoba ⓘ University of Manitoba alumni ⓘ University of Manitoba students ⓘ
shortName	Manitoba Bisons ⓘ
sportingAssociation	U Sports ⓘ
sportSystem	Canadian university sports ⓘ
teamColors	brown ⓘ gold ⓘ
typeOfInstitutionRepresented	public research university ⓘ
usesMascot	Bison ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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

Billy the Bison → represents → University of Manitoba Bisons ⓘ

Billy the Bison → affiliation → University of Manitoba Bisons ⓘ

Billy the Bison → mascotFor → University of Manitoba Bisons ⓘ

University Stadium → formerHomeFieldOf → Bisons football team ⓘ