NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee

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NCAA committee selection committee sports governing body committee

The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee is the group responsible for selecting, seeding, and bracketing teams for the annual NCAA men’s basketball championship tournament.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee canonical	6
NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee	4
NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Committee	4
NCAA Selection Committee	2
NCAA selection committee seeding	2
March Madness selection committee	1
Men’s Basketball Committee	1
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee	1
NCAA men’s basketball selection committee	1
NCAA selection committees	1
NCAA tournament selection committee	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T31153 — 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: NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee
Context triple: [NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, governingBody, NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee]

A. NCAA Division I Council
The NCAA Division I Council is the primary legislative body responsible for developing and voting on rules and policies that govern Division I college athletics.
B. NCAA Board of Governors
The NCAA Board of Governors is the highest governing body of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, responsible for overseeing association-wide policy, strategy, and governance.
C. National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the primary governing organization for college athletics in the United States, overseeing competition, rules, and championships across multiple divisions and sports.
D. NCAA Division III Management Council
The NCAA Division III Management Council is a governing body that oversees the day-to-day administration, policy implementation, and legislative processes for NCAA Division III athletics.
E. National Association of Basketball Coaches
The National Association of Basketball Coaches is a professional organization representing men’s college basketball coaches in the United States, focused on advocacy, education, and the promotion of the sport.
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: NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee
Target entity description: The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee is the group responsible for selecting, seeding, and bracketing teams for the annual NCAA men’s basketball championship tournament.

A. NCAA Division I Council
The NCAA Division I Council is the primary legislative body responsible for developing and voting on rules and policies that govern Division I college athletics.
B. NCAA Board of Governors
The NCAA Board of Governors is the highest governing body of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, responsible for overseeing association-wide policy, strategy, and governance.
C. National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the primary governing organization for college athletics in the United States, overseeing competition, rules, and championships across multiple divisions and sports.
D. NCAA Division III Management Council
The NCAA Division III Management Council is a governing body that oversees the day-to-day administration, policy implementation, and legislative processes for NCAA Division III athletics.
E. National Association of Basketball Coaches
The National Association of Basketball Coaches is a professional organization representing men’s college basketball coaches in the United States, focused on advocacy, education, and the promotion of the sport.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA committee ⓘ selection committee ⓘ sports governing body committee ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	March Madness selection committee ⓘ linked to: NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
eventManaged	NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship ⓘ linked to: NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament NCAA men’s basketball tournament ⓘ linked to: NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
governsSport	men’s college basketball ⓘ
hasMemberType	Division I athletics directors ⓘ Division I conference commissioners ⓘ senior athletics administrators ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
meets	annually during the college basketball season ⓘ during Championship Week prior to Selection Sunday ⓘ
membershipScope	Division I conferences ⓘ linked to: NCAA Division I
notableEvent	Selection Sunday announcement of the tournament field ⓘ linked to: Selection Sunday
operatesInDivision	NCAA Division I ⓘ
oversees	policies related to conference rematch avoidance in early rounds ⓘ policies related to geographic placement of teams ⓘ policies related to tournament bracketing principles ⓘ procedures for replacing teams unable to participate in the tournament ⓘ
partOf	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
primaryAudience	NCAA Division I men’s basketball programs ⓘ linked to: NCAA Division I NCAA member institutions ⓘ
reportsTo	NCAA governance structure ⓘ
responsibility	assigning teams to first- and second-round sites ⓘ assigning teams to regional sites ⓘ balancing competitive equity in the tournament bracket ⓘ bracketing teams for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship ⓘ considering automatic qualifiers from Division I conferences ⓘ determining at-large bids for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament ⓘ evaluating teams for at-large selection ⓘ seeding teams for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship ⓘ selecting teams for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship ⓘ selecting the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament ⓘ
selectionOutput	68-team NCAA men’s basketball tournament field ⓘ First Four matchups ⓘ overall seed list of selected teams ⓘ regional placements for all seeds ⓘ
shortName	Men’s Basketball Committee ⓘ linked to: NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee
subjectArea	competitive balance in NCAA men’s basketball tournament ⓘ postseason tournament administration ⓘ
usesData	head-to-head results ⓘ results against common opponents ⓘ results against quadrant-based opponents ⓘ road and neutral-site performance ⓘ strength of schedule information ⓘ team performance metrics ⓘ
usesTool	NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) ⓘ

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Referenced by (24)

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

NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament → governingBody → NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee ⓘ

Final Four → governingBody → NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee ⓘ

National Championship Game → organizer → NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Committee ⓘ