2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament basketball tournament

The 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual March Madness championship in which Duke defeated Butler in a dramatic title game, highlighted by Butler's historic underdog run to the final.

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Label	Occurrences
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament canonical	7
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game	3
2010 March Madness	1
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship	1
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament	1
2010 NCAA Tournament	1
NCAA Division I men's basketball championship (2010)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1168403 — 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: 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Context triple: [Butler Bulldogs men's basketball, NCAA tournament, 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]

A. 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.
B. 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
The 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the national title won by Syracuse University, highlighted by freshman star Carmelo Anthony’s standout performance throughout the tournament.
C. NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament is an annual single-elimination college basketball championship held each March in the United States, widely known as “March Madness” and one of the most popular sporting events in the country.
D. SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
The SEC Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason conference championship event that determines the Southeastern Conference's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
E. First Round of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The First Round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament is the opening stage of the annual March Madness championship, where qualifying college teams begin single-elimination play to advance deeper into the national tournament.
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: 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Target entity description: The 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual March Madness championship in which Duke defeated Butler in a dramatic title game, highlighted by Butler's historic underdog run to the final.

A. 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.
B. 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
The 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the national title won by Syracuse University, highlighted by freshman star Carmelo Anthony’s standout performance throughout the tournament.
C. NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament is an annual single-elimination college basketball championship held each March in the United States, widely known as “March Madness” and one of the most popular sporting events in the country.
D. SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
The SEC Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason conference championship event that determines the Southeastern Conference's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
E. First Round of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The First Round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament is the opening stage of the annual March Madness championship, where qualifying college teams begin single-elimination play to advance deeper into the national tournament.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ⓘ basketball tournament ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	2010 March Madness ⓘ linked to: 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2010 NCAA Tournament ⓘ linked to: 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
champion	Duke Blue Devils men's basketball ⓘ linked to: Duke Blue Devils
championCoach	Mike Krzyzewski ⓘ
championshipGameParticipant	Butler Bulldogs men's basketball ⓘ Duke Blue Devils men's basketball ⓘ linked to: Duke Blue Devils
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
editionNumber	72 ⓘ
endDate	2010-04-05 ⓘ
finalCity	Indianapolis, Indiana ⓘ linked to: Indianapolis
finalDate	2010-04-05 ⓘ
finalFourCity	Indianapolis, Indiana ⓘ linked to: Indianapolis
finalFourHostConference	Horizon League ⓘ
finalFourHostInstitution	Butler University ⓘ
finalFourTeam	Butler Bulldogs men's basketball ⓘ Duke Blue Devils men's basketball ⓘ linked to: Duke Blue Devils Michigan State Spartans men's basketball ⓘ West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball ⓘ
finalFourVenue	Lucas Oil Stadium ⓘ
finalScore	Duke 61–59 Butler ⓘ
finalVenue	Lucas Oil Stadium ⓘ
mostOutstandingPlayer	Kyle Singler ⓘ
mostOutstandingPlayerTeam	Duke Blue Devils men's basketball ⓘ linked to: Duke Blue Devils
nextEdition	2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ⓘ
notableFor	Butler's underdog run to the national championship game ⓘ
notablePlay	Gordon Hayward's near-buzzer-beater half-court shot in title game ⓘ
numberOfAtLargeBids	34 ⓘ
numberOfAutomaticBids	31 ⓘ
numberOfTeams	65 ⓘ
openingRoundGameCity	Dayton, Ohio ⓘ linked to: Dayton, Ohio, United States
openingRoundGameSite	University of Dayton Arena ⓘ
openingRoundGameTeam	Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball ⓘ Winthrop Eagles men's basketball ⓘ
openingRoundGameWinner	Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball ⓘ
organizedBy	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
previousEdition	2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ⓘ linked to: 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
region	East Regional ⓘ linked to: East Region Midwest Regional ⓘ linked to: Midwest Region South Regional ⓘ linked to: South Region West Regional ⓘ
runnerUp	Butler Bulldogs men's basketball ⓘ
runnerUpCoach	Brad Stevens ⓘ
season	2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season ⓘ
selectionShowDate	2010-03-14 ⓘ
selectionShowNetwork	CBS ⓘ
sport	basketball ⓘ
startDate	2010-03-16 ⓘ
televisionPartner	CBS Sports ⓘ

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Butler Bulldogs men's basketball → NCAA tournament → 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ⓘ

Butler Bulldogs men's basketball → NCAA tournamentFinalAppearance → 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game ⓘ