America East Conference
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The America East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the northeastern United States that sponsors NCAA Division I sports for its member universities.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1762278 — 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: America East Conference Context triple: [University of Maine, athleticsConference, America East Conference]
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A.
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States known for its strong basketball programs and competition among primarily private, academically focused universities.
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Northeast-10 Conference
The Northeast-10 Conference is an NCAA Division II collegiate athletic conference primarily composed of institutions in the Northeastern United States.
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C.
Middle Atlantic Conference
The Middle Atlantic Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States that has historically organized competition among various mid-Atlantic colleges and universities, primarily at the NCAA Division III level.
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D.
Atlantic 10 Conference
The Atlantic 10 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the NCAA's Division I, best known for its strong basketball programs among universities primarily located on the U.S. East Coast.
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E.
New England Small College Athletic Conference
The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed of highly selective liberal arts colleges in the Northeastern United States.
- 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: America East Conference Target entity description: The America East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the northeastern United States that sponsors NCAA Division I sports for its member universities.
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A.
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States known for its strong basketball programs and competition among primarily private, academically focused universities.
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B.
Northeast-10 Conference
The Northeast-10 Conference is an NCAA Division II collegiate athletic conference primarily composed of institutions in the Northeastern United States.
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C.
Middle Atlantic Conference
The Middle Atlantic Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States that has historically organized competition among various mid-Atlantic colleges and universities, primarily at the NCAA Division III level.
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D.
Atlantic 10 Conference
The Atlantic 10 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the NCAA's Division I, best known for its strong basketball programs among universities primarily located on the U.S. East Coast.
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E.
New England Small College Athletic Conference
The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed of highly selective liberal arts colleges in the Northeastern United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I conference
ⓘ
collegiate athletic conference ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
AEC
ⓘ
America East ⓘ
linked to:
America East Conference
|
| competitionLevel | Division I non-football ⓘ |
| competitionType | intercollegiate athletics ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| division | Division I (FCS/I-AA) for some associate football members ⓘ |
| footballStatus | does not sponsor football as a conference sport ⓘ |
| formerName |
Eastern College Athletic Conference-North
ⓘ
linked to:
North Atlantic Conference
North Atlantic Conference ⓘ |
| founded | 1979 ⓘ |
| governsSport |
baseball
ⓘ
cross country ⓘ field hockey ⓘ golf ⓘ indoor track and field ⓘ men's basketball ⓘ men's lacrosse ⓘ men's soccer ⓘ outdoor track and field ⓘ softball ⓘ swimming and diving ⓘ tennis ⓘ track and field ⓘ volleyball ⓘ women's basketball ⓘ women's lacrosse ⓘ women's soccer ⓘ |
| grantsAutomaticBid |
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
ⓘ
linked to:
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament ⓘ |
| hasGender |
men's sports
ⓘ
women's sports ⓘ |
| hasMemberCategory |
associate member
ⓘ
full member ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| memberType |
college
ⓘ
university ⓘ |
| NCAABasketballClassification | mid-major conference ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| organizationalScope | multi-sport conference ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure | conference office with commissioner and staff ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| sponsorsLevel | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| sport | college athletics ⓘ |
| sportGoverningBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| subdivision | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| website | https://americaeast.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: America East Conference Description of subject: The America East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the northeastern United States that sponsors NCAA Division I sports for its member universities.
Referenced by (63)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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America East Conference
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linked to: America East Conference
linked to: America East Conference
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America East Conference
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affiliation
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linked to: America East Conference
NCAA Division I men's basketball conference championships
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includesConference
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America East Conference
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