2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four
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The 2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four was the culminating championship weekend of the 2015–16 college basketball season, featuring the last four teams competing for the NCAA Division I men’s national title.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four canonical | 1 |
| NCAA Final Four 2016 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3097193 — 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)
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Target entity: 2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four Context triple: [NRG Stadium, hostedEvent, 2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four]
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A.
2015 NCAA Men’s Final Four
The 2015 NCAA Men’s Final Four was the culminating championship weekend of the 2014–15 college basketball season, featuring the last four teams competing for the NCAA Division I men’s national title.
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B.
2019 NCAA Men’s Final Four
The 2019 NCAA Men’s Final Four was the concluding championship weekend of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, featuring the last four teams competing for the national title.
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C.
2021 NCAA Men’s Final Four
The 2021 NCAA Men’s Final Four was the culminating semifinal and championship weekend of the 2020–21 college basketball season, held under a controlled environment in Indianapolis due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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D.
2016 NCAA Women’s Final Four
The 2016 NCAA Women’s Final Four was the culminating championship weekend of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament, featuring the last four teams competing for the national title.
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E.
NCAA Final Four 2017
NCAA Final Four 2017 was the culminating championship weekend of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, featuring the last four teams competing for the national title.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four Target entity description: The 2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four was the culminating championship weekend of the 2015–16 college basketball season, featuring the last four teams competing for the NCAA Division I men’s national title.
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A.
2015 NCAA Men’s Final Four
The 2015 NCAA Men’s Final Four was the culminating championship weekend of the 2014–15 college basketball season, featuring the last four teams competing for the NCAA Division I men’s national title.
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B.
2019 NCAA Men’s Final Four
The 2019 NCAA Men’s Final Four was the concluding championship weekend of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, featuring the last four teams competing for the national title.
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C.
2021 NCAA Men’s Final Four
The 2021 NCAA Men’s Final Four was the culminating semifinal and championship weekend of the 2020–21 college basketball season, held under a controlled environment in Indianapolis due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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D.
2016 NCAA Women’s Final Four
The 2016 NCAA Women’s Final Four was the culminating championship weekend of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament, featuring the last four teams competing for the national title.
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E.
NCAA Final Four 2017
NCAA Final Four 2017 was the culminating championship weekend of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, featuring the last four teams competing for the national title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Final Four
ⓘ
college basketball tournament stage ⓘ |
| champion |
Villanova Wildcats men’s basketball
ⓘ
linked to:
Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
|
| championshipWinningShotScorer | Kris Jenkins ⓘ |
| championshipWinningShotType | buzzer-beating three-point field goal ⓘ |
| city | Houston ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| division | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| endDate | 2016-04-04 ⓘ |
| finalGame | 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game ⓘ |
| finalScore | Villanova 77–74 North Carolina ⓘ |
| followedBy |
2017 NCAA Men’s Final Four
ⓘ
linked to:
NCAA Final Four 2017
|
| gender | men’s ⓘ |
| governingBody |
NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Committee
ⓘ
linked to:
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee
|
| hostedBy | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 4 ⓘ |
| partOf |
2015–16 NCAA Division I men’s basketball season
ⓘ
2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament ⓘ |
| precededBy | 2015 NCAA Men’s Final Four ⓘ |
| radioBroadcaster | Westwood One ⓘ |
| runnerUp |
North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball
ⓘ
linked to:
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
|
| semifinalist |
Oklahoma Sooners men’s basketball
ⓘ
linked to:
Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Syracuse Orange men’s basketball ⓘ
linked to:
Syracuse Orange men's basketball
|
| semifinalMatchup |
North Carolina vs. Syracuse
ⓘ
Villanova vs. Oklahoma ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 2016-04-02 ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| surface | indoor hardwood court ⓘ |
| team |
North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball
ⓘ
linked to:
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Oklahoma Sooners men’s basketball ⓘ
linked to:
Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Syracuse Orange men’s basketball ⓘ
linked to:
Syracuse Orange men's basketball
Villanova Wildcats men’s basketball ⓘ
linked to:
Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
|
| televisionBroadcaster |
TBS
ⓘ
TNT ⓘ truTV ⓘ |
| tournamentSeedOfChampion |
Villanova #2 seed
ⓘ
linked to:
Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
|
| tournamentSeedOfRunnerUp | North Carolina #1 seed ⓘ |
| venue | NRG Stadium ⓘ |
| year | 2016 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four Description of subject: The 2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four was the culminating championship weekend of the 2015–16 college basketball season, featuring the last four teams competing for the NCAA Division I men’s national title.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four