2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament college basketball tournament single-elimination tournament

The 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual March Madness championship event that culminated in the UConn Huskies defeating the Butler Bulldogs to win the national title.

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Label	Occurrences
2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament canonical	8
2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game	1
2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship	1
NCAA Final Four 2011	1

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Target entity: 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Context triple: [Butler Bulldogs men's basketball, NCAA tournament, 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]

A. 2010 NCAA Division I men's 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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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: 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Target entity description: The 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual March Madness championship event that culminated in the UConn Huskies defeating the Butler Bulldogs to win the national title.

A. 2010 NCAA Division I men's 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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ⓘ college basketball tournament ⓘ single-elimination tournament ⓘ
broadcastRightsDeal	first year of joint CBS–Turner broadcasting agreement ⓘ
champion	Connecticut Huskies men's basketball ⓘ linked to: UConn Huskies
championCoach	Jim Calhoun ⓘ
championshipGameLoser	Butler Bulldogs men's basketball ⓘ
championshipGameWinner	Connecticut Huskies men's basketball ⓘ linked to: UConn Huskies
championTitleCount	3 ⓘ
championTitleCountDescription	third NCAA men's basketball championship for Connecticut ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
division	NCAA Division I ⓘ
endDate	2011-04-04 ⓘ
finalFourCity	Houston ⓘ
finalFourCountry	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
finalFourLocation	Reliant Stadium ⓘ
finalFourState	Texas ⓘ
finalFourTeam	Butler Bulldogs men's basketball ⓘ Connecticut Huskies men's basketball ⓘ linked to: UConn Huskies Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball ⓘ VCU Rams men's basketball ⓘ linked to: VCU Rams
finalScore	53–41 ⓘ
genderCategory	men's ⓘ
mostOutstandingPlayer	Kemba Walker ⓘ
mostOutstandingPlayerTeam	Connecticut Huskies men's basketball ⓘ linked to: UConn Huskies
nextTournament	2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ⓘ
numberOfTeams	68 ⓘ
organizedBy	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
playInRoundName	First Four ⓘ
popularName	March Madness ⓘ linked to: NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
previousTournament	2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ⓘ
region	East Regional ⓘ linked to: East Region Southeast Regional ⓘ linked to: Southeast Region Southwest Regional ⓘ West Regional ⓘ
runnerUp	Butler Bulldogs men's basketball ⓘ
runnerUpConsecutiveFinals	2 ⓘ
runnerUpConsecutiveFinalsDescription	second consecutive national championship game appearance for Butler ⓘ
season	2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season ⓘ
semifinalist	Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball ⓘ VCU Rams men's basketball ⓘ linked to: VCU Rams
sport	basketball ⓘ
startDate	2011-03-15 ⓘ
televisionPartner	CBS Sports ⓘ TBS ⓘ TNT ⓘ truTV ⓘ
tournamentFormatChange	first NCAA Division I men's tournament to feature 68 teams ⓘ introduction of the First Four play-in games ⓘ

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Butler Bulldogs men's basketball → NCAA tournament → 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ⓘ

Butler Bulldogs men's basketball → NCAA tournamentFinalAppearance → 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game ⓘ

linked to: 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Leading Butler to the 2011 NCAA Tournament Championship Game → competition → 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ⓘ

Reliant Stadium → hostedEvent → NCAA Final Four 2011 ⓘ

linked to: 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Butler Bulldogs men's basketball → NCAATournamentRunnerUp → 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ⓘ

subject linked to: Bulldogs

2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament → nextEdition → 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ⓘ

Andrew Smith → participatedIn → 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ⓘ

Ronald Nored → participantIn → 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ⓘ

Kemba Walker → ledTeamTo → 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship ⓘ

linked to: 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Southwest Regional → partOf → 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ⓘ

2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament → previousEdition → 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ⓘ

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