2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season
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The 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the top level of college football in the United States played amid the COVID-19 pandemic, featuring adjusted schedules, conference-only slates for many teams, and a delayed, modified postseason.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3464425 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season Context triple: [2020 Oregon–Oregon State football game, partOf, 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season]
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2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the final year in which college football’s top-level national champion was decided by the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) system before the transition to the College Football Playoff.
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B.
2020 Rose Bowl
The 2020 Rose Bowl was a major college football bowl game played on January 1, 2020, in Pasadena, California, featuring the Oregon Ducks and the Wisconsin Badgers.
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College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff is the postseason system that determines the national champion of top-tier U.S. college football through a bracket-style tournament of elite teams.
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2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the top level of college football in the United States that year, culminating in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) to determine the national champion.
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E.
NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs
The NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs are a postseason tournament that determines the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) through a multi-round, bracket-style competition.
- 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: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season Target entity description: The 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the top level of college football in the United States played amid the COVID-19 pandemic, featuring adjusted schedules, conference-only slates for many teams, and a delayed, modified postseason.
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A.
2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the final year in which college football’s top-level national champion was decided by the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) system before the transition to the College Football Playoff.
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B.
2020 Rose Bowl
The 2020 Rose Bowl was a major college football bowl game played on January 1, 2020, in Pasadena, California, featuring the Oregon Ducks and the Wisconsin Badgers.
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C.
College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff is the postseason system that determines the national champion of top-tier U.S. college football through a bracket-style tournament of elite teams.
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D.
2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the top level of college football in the United States that year, culminating in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) to determine the national champion.
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E.
NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs
The NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs are a postseason tournament that determines the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) through a multi-round, bracket-style competition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I FBS football season
ⓘ
sports season ⓘ |
| affectedBy | COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ |
| champion |
Alabama Crimson Tide football team
ⓘ
linked to:
Alabama Crimson Tide football
|
| championshipGame |
2021 College Football Playoff National Championship
ⓘ
linked to:
CFP National Championship Game
|
| conference |
American Athletic Conference
ⓘ
Atlantic Coast Conference ⓘ Big 12 Conference ⓘ Big Ten Conference ⓘ Conference USA ⓘ FBS independents ⓘ
linked to:
Independents (FBS)
Mid-American Conference ⓘ Mountain West Conference ⓘ Pac-12 Conference ⓘ Southeastern Conference ⓘ Sun Belt Conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| division | Football Bowl Subdivision ⓘ |
| endTime | 2021-01-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| healthProtocol |
frequent COVID-19 testing for players and staff
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game postponements and cancellations due to positive tests ⓘ limited or no fan attendance at many games ⓘ |
| HeismanTrophyWinner | DeVonta Smith ⓘ |
| league |
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
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linked to:
Football Bowl Subdivision
|
| mostOutstandingPlayer | DeVonta Smith ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Big Ten initially postponed fall football season
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Big Ten later reinstated fall season with shortened schedule ⓘ Pac-12 initially postponed fall football season ⓘ Pac-12 later reinstated fall season with shortened schedule ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
adjusted schedules due to COVID-19 pandemic
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conference-only schedules for many teams ⓘ delayed start for several conferences ⓘ modified postseason format ⓘ |
| numberOfBowlGamesPlayed | 26 ⓘ |
| numberOfBowlGamesScheduled | 44 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 127 ⓘ |
| postseason |
College Football Playoff
ⓘ
bowl games ⓘ |
| precededBy | 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season ⓘ |
| ruleChange | eligibility for bowl games not tied to minimum win total ⓘ |
| seasonOf | college football in the United States ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| startTime | 2020-08-29 ⓘ |
| televisionPartner |
CBS Sports
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ESPN ⓘ Fox Sports ⓘ NBC Sports ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season Description of subject: The 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the top level of college football in the United States played amid the COVID-19 pandemic, featuring adjusted schedules, conference-only slates for many teams, and a delayed, modified postseason.
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