1981–82 NCAA women’s basketball season

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NCAA women’s basketball season college basketball season

The 1981–82 NCAA women’s basketball season marked the early era of NCAA governance over women’s collegiate basketball, including the inaugural championship competition for Division III programs.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
1980–81 NCAA women’s basketball season	1
1981–82 NCAA Division I women's basketball season	1
1981–82 NCAA women’s basketball season canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2663678 — 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: 1981–82 NCAA women’s basketball season
Context triple: [NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament, firstSeason, 1981–82 NCAA women’s basketball season]

A. 1988 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 1988 NCAA men's basketball championship was the title game in which the underdog Kansas Jayhawks, led by coach Larry Brown and star forward Danny Manning, captured the national crown in a memorable "Danny and the Miracles" run.
B. AIAW women’s basketball championship
The AIAW women’s basketball championship was the premier national collegiate tournament for women’s basketball in the United States before the NCAA began sponsoring women’s championships in the early 1980s.
C. 1980–81 NBA season
The 1980–81 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Boston Celtics, led by stars like Larry Bird and Cedric Maxwell, captured the NBA championship.
D. 1982–83 NBA season
The 1982–83 NBA season was the year the Philadelphia 76ers, led by league MVP Moses Malone and Julius Erving, dominated the league and won the NBA championship.
E. 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the national title game in which a Jerry Lucas–led Ohio State Buckeyes team captured the collegiate basketball crown.
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: 1981–82 NCAA women’s basketball season
Target entity description: The 1981–82 NCAA women’s basketball season marked the early era of NCAA governance over women’s collegiate basketball, including the inaugural championship competition for Division III programs.

A. 1988 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 1988 NCAA men's basketball championship was the title game in which the underdog Kansas Jayhawks, led by coach Larry Brown and star forward Danny Manning, captured the national crown in a memorable "Danny and the Miracles" run.
B. AIAW women’s basketball championship
The AIAW women’s basketball championship was the premier national collegiate tournament for women’s basketball in the United States before the NCAA began sponsoring women’s championships in the early 1980s.
C. 1980–81 NBA season
The 1980–81 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Boston Celtics, led by stars like Larry Bird and Cedric Maxwell, captured the NBA championship.
D. 1982–83 NBA season
The 1982–83 NBA season was the year the Philadelphia 76ers, led by league MVP Moses Malone and Julius Erving, dominated the league and won the NBA championship.
E. 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the national title game in which a Jerry Lucas–led Ohio State Buckeyes team captured the collegiate basketball crown.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (26)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA women’s basketball season ⓘ college basketball season ⓘ
competitionLevel	college ⓘ
competitionType	intercollegiate athletics ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
divisionIncluded	NCAA Division I ⓘ NCAA Division II ⓘ NCAA Division III ⓘ
endTime	1982 ⓘ
followedBy	1982–83 NCAA women’s basketball season ⓘ
gender	women ⓘ
governingBody	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
hasAspect	NCAA championship tournaments ⓘ linked to: NCAA tournament conference tournaments ⓘ regular season ⓘ
includesTournament	1982 NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament ⓘ 1982 NCAA Division II women’s basketball tournament ⓘ linked to: NCAA Division II women’s basketball tournament 1982 NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament ⓘ linked to: NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament
notableFor	early era of NCAA governance over women’s collegiate basketball ⓘ inaugural NCAA women’s basketball championship competition for Division III programs ⓘ
organizationalChangeContext	transition of women’s college basketball championships from AIAW to NCAA ⓘ
participantType	NCAA member institutions ⓘ
precededBy	1980–81 NCAA women’s basketball season ⓘ linked to: 1981–82 NCAA women’s basketball season
scope	national ⓘ
sport	basketball ⓘ
startTime	1981 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament → firstSeason → 1981–82 NCAA women’s basketball season ⓘ

1981–82 NCAA women’s basketball season → precededBy → 1980–81 NCAA women’s basketball season ⓘ

linked to: 1981–82 NCAA women’s basketball season

1982 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship → seasonOf → 1981–82 NCAA Division I women's basketball season ⓘ