San José State Spartans athletics

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NCAA Division I athletics program college athletics program

San José State Spartans athletics is the intercollegiate sports program of San José State University, encompassing its various NCAA Division I teams and athletic administration.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
San Jose State Spartans athletics	2
San Jose State Spartans athletic teams	1
San Jose State Spartans athletics program	1
San Jose State Spartans baseball	1
San Jose State Spartans basketball	1
San Jose State Spartans cross country	1
San Jose State Spartans golf	1
San Jose State Spartans men’s soccer	1
San Jose State Spartans swimming and diving	1
San Jose State Spartans track and field	1
San Jose State University athletics	1
San José State Spartans athletics canonical	1
San José State University athletics	1
athletic facilities of San Jose State University	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2441372 — 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: San José State Spartans athletics
Context triple: [San Jose State Spartans football, athleticDirectorAffiliation, San José State Spartans athletics]

A. San Jose State Spartans football
San Jose State Spartans football is the NCAA Division I FBS college football program representing San José State University, competing in the Mountain West Conference.
B. San Jose State University
San Jose State University is a large public university in downtown San Jose known for its strong engineering, business, and professional programs and its role as a major feeder school for Silicon Valley.
C. Chico State Wildcats
The Chico State Wildcats are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing California State University, Chico in NCAA Division II competition.
D. University of San Francisco Athletics Hall of Fame
The University of San Francisco Athletics Hall of Fame honors outstanding athletes, coaches, and contributors who have significantly impacted the university’s athletic programs.
E. CSUN Matadors
The CSUN Matadors are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing California State University, Northridge in NCAA competition.
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: San José State Spartans athletics
Target entity description: San José State Spartans athletics is the intercollegiate sports program of San José State University, encompassing its various NCAA Division I teams and athletic administration.

A. San Jose State Spartans football
San Jose State Spartans football is the NCAA Division I FBS college football program representing San José State University, competing in the Mountain West Conference.
B. San Jose State University
San Jose State University is a large public university in downtown San Jose known for its strong engineering, business, and professional programs and its role as a major feeder school for Silicon Valley.
C. Chico State Wildcats
The Chico State Wildcats are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing California State University, Chico in NCAA Division II competition.
D. University of San Francisco Athletics Hall of Fame
The University of San Francisco Athletics Hall of Fame honors outstanding athletes, coaches, and contributors who have significantly impacted the university’s athletic programs.
E. CSUN Matadors
The CSUN Matadors are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing California State University, Northridge in NCAA competition.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I athletics program ⓘ college athletics program ⓘ
campus	San José State University main campus ⓘ
competitionLevel	FBS ⓘ NCAA Division I ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
governingAssociation	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
governingBody	San José State University Athletics Department ⓘ linked to: San Jose State University
hasColor	blue ⓘ gold ⓘ
hasRival	Fresno State Bulldogs athletics ⓘ linked to: Fresno State Bulldogs San Diego State Aztecs athletics ⓘ linked to: San Diego State Aztecs
hasTeam	San José State Spartans baseball ⓘ linked to: San Jose State Spartans baseball San José State Spartans football ⓘ linked to: San Jose State Spartans football San José State Spartans men's basketball ⓘ linked to: San Jose State Spartans men’s basketball San José State Spartans men's soccer ⓘ San José State Spartans softball ⓘ linked to: San Jose State Spartans softball San José State Spartans women's basketball ⓘ linked to: San Jose State Spartans women’s basketball San José State Spartans women's gymnastics ⓘ San José State Spartans women's soccer ⓘ linked to: San Jose State Spartans women’s soccer San José State Spartans women's volleyball ⓘ linked to: San Jose State Spartans volleyball
homeCity	San Jose ⓘ
homeState	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
locatedIn	San Jose, California ⓘ linked to: San Jose
primaryConference	Mountain West Conference ⓘ
region	West Coast ⓘ linked to: West Coast of the United States
represents	San José State University ⓘ linked to: San Jose State University
shortName	SJSU Spartans ⓘ linked to: San José State Spartans San José State Spartans ⓘ
sportOffered	baseball ⓘ football ⓘ men's basketball ⓘ men's cross country ⓘ men's golf ⓘ men's soccer ⓘ softball ⓘ swimming and diving ⓘ tennis ⓘ track and field ⓘ women's basketball ⓘ women's cross country ⓘ women's golf ⓘ women's gymnastics ⓘ women's soccer ⓘ women's volleyball ⓘ
subdivision	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ⓘ linked to: Football Bowl Subdivision
teamNickname	Spartans ⓘ
university	San José State University ⓘ linked to: San Jose State University

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