Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
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The Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the annual postseason college basketball championship event that determines the conference's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament canonical | 1 |
| Big West Conference championships | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6538885 — 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: Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Context triple: [Big West Conference, hasChampionship, Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament]
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A.
Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
The Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual postseason championship event for the conference, determining its automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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B.
WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The WAC Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason conference championship event that determines the Western Athletic Conference's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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C.
Mountain West Conference men's basketball
Mountain West Conference men's basketball is an NCAA Division I collegiate basketball league featuring teams from universities primarily located in the western United States.
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Big West Conference
The Big West Conference is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference primarily comprising universities from California and other parts of the western United States.
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E.
Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament
The Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament is the annual postseason championship event for women’s basketball teams in the Pac-12 Conference, determining the league’s automatic qualifier for the NCAA Tournament.
- 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: Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Target entity description: The Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the annual postseason college basketball championship event that determines the conference's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
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A.
Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
The Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual postseason championship event for the conference, determining its automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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B.
WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The WAC Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason conference championship event that determines the Western Athletic Conference's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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C.
Mountain West Conference men's basketball
Mountain West Conference men's basketball is an NCAA Division I collegiate basketball league featuring teams from universities primarily located in the western United States.
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D.
Big West Conference
The Big West Conference is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference primarily comprising universities from California and other parts of the western United States.
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E.
Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament
The Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament is the annual postseason championship event for women’s basketball teams in the Pac-12 Conference, determining the league’s automatic qualifier for the NCAA Tournament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | college basketball conference tournament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Big West men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
online streaming platforms
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| category | NCAA Division I men's basketball conference tournament ⓘ |
| competitionType | conference tournament ⓘ |
| confederation | NCAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference | Big West Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determines |
Big West Conference automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
ⓘ
Big West Conference men's basketball tournament champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| division | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| eligibility | member schools of the Big West Conference ⓘ |
| format | single-elimination tournament ⓘ |
| formerName | Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gameType | indoor basketball ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody | Big West Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQualification | regular-season performance in Big West Conference play ⓘ |
| hasRound |
final
ⓘ
quarterfinals ⓘ semifinals ⓘ |
| inception | 1976 ⓘ |
| level | NCAA Division I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | various cities in California and neighboring states over time ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | varies by season based on conference membership ⓘ |
| organizer | Big West Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participants | Big West Conference men's basketball teams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Big West Conference men's basketball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to determine the Big West Conference automatic qualifier for the NCAA Tournament
ⓘ
to determine the Big West Conference men's basketball champion ⓘ |
| region | Western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruleSet | NCAA men's basketball rules ⓘ |
| scheduling | held in March ⓘ |
| season | postseason ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| sportCategory | college basketball ⓘ |
| sportingEventType | knockout tournament ⓘ |
| tournamentType | conference championship ⓘ |
| trophy | Big West Conference men's basketball championship trophy ⓘ |
| venue | rotating host arenas ⓘ |
| winnerQualifiesFor | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerReceives | automatic NCAA Tournament berth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Description of subject: The Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the annual postseason college basketball championship event that determines the conference's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Big West Conference championships