Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
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The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is a collegiate athletic conference of historically Black colleges and universities that competes in NCAA Division I, primarily in the eastern United States.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference canonical | 17 |
| MEAC | 2 |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (historical primary affiliation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T195261 — 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: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Context triple: [North Carolina Central University, athleticsConference, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference]
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Northeast Conference
The Northeast Conference is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference primarily featuring smaller schools from the Northeastern United States, sponsoring competition in multiple sports including football at the FCS level.
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Great Midwest Conference
The Great Midwest Conference was a former NCAA Division I athletic conference that operated in the early 1990s, primarily featuring universities from the Midwestern United States before its members were absorbed into Conference USA.
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United Athletic Conference
The United Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) league that organizes and governs college football competition among its member institutions.
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Southland Conference
The Southland Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), primarily comprising universities from the South Central United States.
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Missouri Valley Football Conference
The Missouri Valley Football Conference is a prominent NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) league known for its strong Midwestern programs and frequent national title contenders.
- 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: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Target entity description: The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is a collegiate athletic conference of historically Black colleges and universities that competes in NCAA Division I, primarily in the eastern United States.
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A.
Northeast Conference
The Northeast Conference is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference primarily featuring smaller schools from the Northeastern United States, sponsoring competition in multiple sports including football at the FCS level.
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B.
Great Midwest Conference
The Great Midwest Conference was a former NCAA Division I athletic conference that operated in the early 1990s, primarily featuring universities from the Midwestern United States before its members were absorbed into Conference USA.
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C.
United Athletic Conference
The United Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) league that organizes and governs college football competition among its member institutions.
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Southland Conference
The Southland Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), primarily comprising universities from the South Central United States.
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Missouri Valley Football Conference
The Missouri Valley Football Conference is a prominent NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) league known for its strong Midwestern programs and frequent national title contenders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Description of subject: The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is a collegiate athletic conference of historically Black colleges and universities that competes in NCAA Division I, primarily in the eastern United States.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Eddie the Eagle
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associatedWithConference
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Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (historical primary affiliation)
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linked to: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
North Carolina Central–North Carolina A&T rivalry
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conferenceContext
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Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
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subject linked to:
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
linked to: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
linked to: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
NCAA Division I women’s soccer conference tournaments
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includesConference
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Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
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