Saint Louis Billikens

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NCAA Division I athletics program college athletic program

The Saint Louis Billikens are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Saint Louis University in NCAA Division I competition.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball	6
Saint Louis Billikens canonical	3
Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer	2
Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball	2
Billiken	1
SLU Billikens	1
Saint Louis Billikens baseball program	1
Saint Louis Billikens basketball	1
Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball program	1
Saint Louis Billikens men’s basketball program	1
Saint Louis Billikens men’s soccer	1
Saint Louis Billikens men’s soccer program	1
Saint Louis Billikens women’s basketball program	1
St. Louis University Billikens	1
St. Louis University Billikens men's basketball	1
St. Louis University Billikens men's basketball team	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1670412 — 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: Saint Louis Billikens
Context triple: [Saint Louis University, sportsTeamName, Saint Louis Billikens]

A. Creighton Bluejays
The Creighton Bluejays are the NCAA Division I athletic teams representing Creighton University, best known for their successful men's basketball program.
B. Memphis Tigers
The Memphis Tigers are the athletic teams representing the University of Memphis, best known for their competitive basketball and football programs.
C. Kentucky Colonels
The Kentucky Colonels were a professional basketball team based in Louisville that became one of the most successful and popular franchises in the original American Basketball Association during the late 1960s and 1970s.
D. Missouri Tigers men's basketball
The Missouri Tigers men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of the University of Missouri, known for its passionate fan base, competitive Big 12 and SEC history, and storied regional rivalries.
E. Vanderbilt Commodores
The Vanderbilt Commodores are the athletic teams representing Vanderbilt University in Nashville, competing in NCAA Division I as members of the Southeastern Conference.
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: Saint Louis Billikens
Target entity description: The Saint Louis Billikens are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Saint Louis University in NCAA Division I competition.

A. Creighton Bluejays
The Creighton Bluejays are the NCAA Division I athletic teams representing Creighton University, best known for their successful men's basketball program.
B. Memphis Tigers
The Memphis Tigers are the athletic teams representing the University of Memphis, best known for their competitive basketball and football programs.
C. Kentucky Colonels
The Kentucky Colonels were a professional basketball team based in Louisville that became one of the most successful and popular franchises in the original American Basketball Association during the late 1960s and 1970s.
D. Missouri Tigers men's basketball
The Missouri Tigers men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of the University of Missouri, known for its passionate fan base, competitive Big 12 and SEC history, and storied regional rivalries.
E. Vanderbilt Commodores
The Vanderbilt Commodores are the athletic teams representing Vanderbilt University in Nashville, competing in NCAA Division I as members of the Southeastern Conference.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I athletics program ⓘ college athletic program ⓘ
athleticConference	Atlantic 10 Conference ⓘ
athleticDirector	Chris May ⓘ
competitionLevel	NCAA Division I ⓘ
conferenceForBasketball	Atlantic 10 Conference ⓘ
conferenceForSoccer	Atlantic 10 Conference ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
formerConference	Conference USA ⓘ Missouri Valley Conference ⓘ
genderEquity	fields men's and women's teams ⓘ
governingBody	Saint Louis University Department of Athletics ⓘ linked to: Saint Louis University
homeCity	St. Louis ⓘ linked to: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
homeState	Missouri ⓘ
homeVenue	Chaifetz Arena ⓘ
homeVenueFor	men's basketball at Chaifetz Arena ⓘ women's basketball at Chaifetz Arena ⓘ
locatedIn	St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ linked to: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
mascot	Billiken ⓘ linked to: Saint Louis Billikens
NCAAAssociation	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
notableSport	men's basketball ⓘ men's soccer ⓘ
primaryColor	blue ⓘ
represents	Saint Louis University ⓘ
rival	Dayton Flyers ⓘ Missouri State Bears (regional, historical) ⓘ linked to: Missouri State Bears athletics
secondaryColor	white ⓘ
shortName	SLU Billikens ⓘ linked to: Saint Louis Billikens
sponsoringInstitution	Saint Louis University ⓘ
sponsorSport	baseball ⓘ men's basketball ⓘ men's cross country ⓘ men's soccer ⓘ men's swimming and diving ⓘ men's tennis ⓘ men's track and field ⓘ softball ⓘ women's basketball ⓘ women's cross country ⓘ women's soccer ⓘ women's swimming and diving ⓘ women's tennis ⓘ women's track and field ⓘ women's volleyball ⓘ
subdivision	NCAA Division I FCS (football, historical) ⓘ linked to: NCAA Division I FCS
university	Saint Louis University ⓘ
universityType	private Jesuit university ⓘ

How these facts were elicited