Patriot League men's lacrosse competition

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NCAA Division I men's lacrosse conference season college sports competition

The Patriot League men's lacrosse competition is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference season in which member universities' men's lacrosse teams compete for the league championship and potential NCAA tournament berths.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Patriot League men's lacrosse	5
Patriot League men's lacrosse championship	1
Patriot League men's lacrosse competition canonical	1
Patriot League men's lacrosse regular season	1
Patriot League men's lacrosse tournament	1
Patriot League men’s lacrosse	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2291534 — 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: Patriot League men's lacrosse competition
Context triple: [Boston University Terriers men's lacrosse team, representsIn, Patriot League men's lacrosse competition]

A. Ivy League men’s lacrosse
Ivy League men’s lacrosse is the NCAA Division I athletic conference for men’s lacrosse programs at the eight elite Ivy League universities in the Northeastern United States.
B. NCAA men’s lacrosse
NCAA men’s lacrosse is the governing body–sanctioned collegiate field lacrosse competition in the United States, featuring varsity programs from universities and colleges across multiple divisions.
C. Ivy League women’s lacrosse
Ivy League women’s lacrosse is the NCAA Division I athletic conference competition in women’s lacrosse among the eight Ivy League universities, known for combining high academic standards with competitive play.
D. NCAA Division I women's lacrosse
NCAA Division I women's lacrosse is the highest level of intercollegiate women's lacrosse competition in the United States, featuring top university programs governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
E. Big Ten Conference (men's lacrosse)
The Big Ten Conference (men's lacrosse) is a collegiate athletic league that sponsors NCAA Division I men's lacrosse competition among member universities primarily in the Midwestern and Eastern 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: Patriot League men's lacrosse competition
Target entity description: The Patriot League men's lacrosse competition is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference season in which member universities' men's lacrosse teams compete for the league championship and potential NCAA tournament berths.

A. Ivy League men’s lacrosse
Ivy League men’s lacrosse is the NCAA Division I athletic conference for men’s lacrosse programs at the eight elite Ivy League universities in the Northeastern United States.
B. NCAA men’s lacrosse
NCAA men’s lacrosse is the governing body–sanctioned collegiate field lacrosse competition in the United States, featuring varsity programs from universities and colleges across multiple divisions.
C. Ivy League women’s lacrosse
Ivy League women’s lacrosse is the NCAA Division I athletic conference competition in women’s lacrosse among the eight Ivy League universities, known for combining high academic standards with competitive play.
D. NCAA Division I women's lacrosse
NCAA Division I women's lacrosse is the highest level of intercollegiate women's lacrosse competition in the United States, featuring top university programs governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
E. Big Ten Conference (men's lacrosse)
The Big Ten Conference (men's lacrosse) is a collegiate athletic league that sponsors NCAA Division I men's lacrosse competition among member universities primarily in the Midwestern and Eastern United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I men's lacrosse conference season ⓘ college sports competition ⓘ
ballType	lacrosse ball ⓘ
competitionScope	conference ⓘ
competitionType	collegiate athletics ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
determines	Patriot League automatic qualifier to NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament ⓘ
eligibility	NCAA Division I student-athletes ⓘ
equipment	lacrosse stick ⓘ
gender	men ⓘ
governingBody	Patriot League ⓘ
hasMemberInstitution	Army Black Knights men's lacrosse ⓘ linked to: Army West Point Black Knights men’s lacrosse Boston University Terriers men's lacrosse ⓘ linked to: Boston University Terriers men’s lacrosse team Bucknell Bison men's lacrosse ⓘ Colgate Raiders men's lacrosse ⓘ Holy Cross Crusaders men's lacrosse ⓘ Lafayette Leopards men's lacrosse ⓘ Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's lacrosse ⓘ Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse ⓘ Navy Midshipmen men's lacrosse ⓘ linked to: Navy Midshipmen
hasPart	Patriot League men's lacrosse regular season ⓘ linked to: Patriot League men's lacrosse competition Patriot League men's lacrosse tournament ⓘ linked to: Patriot League men's lacrosse competition
includesTeamSport	field lacrosse ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
leagueLevel	NCAA Division I ⓘ
numberOfTeams	9 ⓘ
organizesCompetitionFor	Patriot League member universities ⓘ
parentOrganization	Patriot League ⓘ
partOf	NCAA Division I men's lacrosse ⓘ linked to: NCAA men’s lacrosse
playingSurface	outdoor field ⓘ
region	Mid-Atlantic United States ⓘ linked to: Mid-Atlantic states Northeastern United States ⓘ
regulates	conference scheduling ⓘ conference standings ⓘ
seasonFormat	regular season and postseason tournament ⓘ
seasonFrequency	annual ⓘ
seasonObjective	win conference championship ⓘ
secondaryObjective	earn NCAA tournament berth ⓘ
sport	men's lacrosse ⓘ
sportSeasonOf	Patriot League ⓘ
teamSport	yes ⓘ
typicalSeasonTimeframe	spring semester ⓘ
usesRuleSet	NCAA men's lacrosse rules ⓘ
winnerQualifiesFor	NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament ⓘ linked to: NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship
winnerReceives	Patriot League men's lacrosse championship ⓘ linked to: Patriot League men's lacrosse competition

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Referenced by (10)

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

Boston University Terriers men's lacrosse team → representsIn → Patriot League men's lacrosse competition ⓘ

subject linked to: Boston University Terriers men’s lacrosse team

Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse → competition → Patriot League men's lacrosse ⓘ