NCAA West Region
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The NCAA West Region is a collegiate athletic division that encompasses universities in the western United States for regional qualification and competition in NCAA championships.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NCAA West Region canonical | 2 |
| NCAA Division I West Coast region | 1 |
| West Region (NCAA volleyball) | 1 |
| West Region of the 1983 NCAA tournament | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4332778 — 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: NCAA West Region Context triple: [California Golden Bears men’s track and field, competitionRegion, NCAA West Region]
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A.
NCAA South Region
The NCAA South Region is one of the geographic groupings used to organize teams and games in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament bracket.
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B.
East Region (NCAA Division II)
East Region (NCAA Division II) is a geographic competitive grouping within NCAA Division II athletics that organizes member schools, including Glenville State College, for regional postseason play and rankings.
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C.
2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Regional
The 2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Regional was a round of the national college basketball championship tournament that determined which teams advanced to the Final Four.
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D.
First Four
The First Four is the set of play-in games that determine the final teams advancing into the main bracket of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament.
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E.
Pac-12 South Division
The Pac-12 South Division was a former football subdivision of the Pac-12 Conference in NCAA Division I FBS, comprising several universities in the western United States before the league’s recent realignment and dissolution.
- 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: NCAA West Region Target entity description: The NCAA West Region is a collegiate athletic division that encompasses universities in the western United States for regional qualification and competition in NCAA championships.
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A.
NCAA South Region
The NCAA South Region is one of the geographic groupings used to organize teams and games in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament bracket.
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B.
East Region (NCAA Division II)
East Region (NCAA Division II) is a geographic competitive grouping within NCAA Division II athletics that organizes member schools, including Glenville State College, for regional postseason play and rankings.
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C.
2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Regional
The 2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Regional was a round of the national college basketball championship tournament that determined which teams advanced to the Final Four.
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D.
First Four
The First Four is the set of play-in games that determine the final teams advancing into the main bracket of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament.
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E.
Pac-12 South Division
The Pac-12 South Division was a former football subdivision of the Pac-12 Conference in NCAA Division I FBS, comprising several universities in the western United States before the league’s recent realignment and dissolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA competition region
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sports region ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
NCAA Division I
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NCAA Division II ⓘ NCAA Division III ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | NCAA member institutions in the western United States ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
NCAA championship brackets
ⓘ
regional seeding ⓘ |
| category |
NCAA regions
ⓘ
linked to:
NCAA geographic regions
college sports regions in the United States ⓘ |
| classificationSystem |
NCAA regional alignment system
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linked to:
NCAA geographic regions
|
| competitionLevel | intercollegiate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| definesEligibilityFor |
advancement to NCAA national championship rounds
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participation in NCAA regional competitions ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| hasGeographicScope | western states of the United States ⓘ |
| hasPart |
collegiate athletic programs
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universities in the western United States ⓘ |
| isBasisFor |
regional ranking of teams
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regional scheduling in some NCAA sports ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Western United States
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linked to:
western United States
|
| organizes |
regional championship events
ⓘ
regional qualifying events ⓘ |
| partOf |
NCAA championship structure
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NCAA regional alignment ⓘ |
| purpose |
to determine qualifiers from the western United States for NCAA national championships
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to group western universities for NCAA regional competition ⓘ |
| regionType |
administrative
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geographic ⓘ |
| sport | college sports ⓘ |
| use |
regional competition for NCAA championships
ⓘ
regional qualification for NCAA championships ⓘ |
| usedInContextOf |
NCAA championship selection
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NCAA postseason tournaments ⓘ NCAA regional rankings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NCAA West Region Description of subject: The NCAA West Region is a collegiate athletic division that encompasses universities in the western United States for regional qualification and competition in NCAA championships.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: NCAA West Region
1982–83 NC State Wolfpack men’s basketball team
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region
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West Region of the 1983 NCAA tournament
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linked to: NCAA West Region
linked to: NCAA West Region