NCAA tournament
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The NCAA tournament is the postseason championship event in U.S. college sports where top Division I teams compete in a multi-round, elimination-style bracket to determine a national champion.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: NCAA tournament Context triple: [NCAA Division I Baseball, seasonStructure, NCAA tournament]
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NCAA tournament
The NCAA tournament is the postseason championship event that determines the national title winner in NCAA Division I women's lacrosse.
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NCAA championship tournament
The NCAA championship tournament is the culminating national postseason event that determines the collegiate women's volleyball champion in the United States.
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C.
SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
The SEC Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason conference championship event that determines the Southeastern Conference's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament is an annual single-elimination college basketball championship held each March in the United States, widely known as “March Madness” and one of the most popular sporting events in the country.
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NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament is the annual single-elimination championship that determines the top women’s college basketball team in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: NCAA tournament Target entity description: The NCAA tournament is the postseason championship event in U.S. college sports where top Division I teams compete in a multi-round, elimination-style bracket to determine a national champion.
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A.
NCAA tournament
The NCAA tournament is the postseason championship event that determines the national title winner in NCAA Division I women's lacrosse.
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NCAA championship tournament
The NCAA championship tournament is the culminating national postseason event that determines the collegiate women's volleyball champion in the United States.
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C.
SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
The SEC Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason conference championship event that determines the Southeastern Conference's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament is an annual single-elimination college basketball championship held each March in the United States, widely known as “March Madness” and one of the most popular sporting events in the country.
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NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament is the annual single-elimination championship that determines the top women’s college basketball team in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college sports postseason tournament
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single-elimination tournament ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
NCAA Division I conferences
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linked to:
NCAA Division I
conference champions ⓘ selection committee ⓘ |
| audience | college sports fans ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | single-elimination bracket ⓘ |
| competitionScope | national ⓘ |
| competitionType | postseason championship ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| determines | national champion ⓘ |
| eligibility |
NCAA Division I members
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linked to:
NCAA Division I
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| eliminationType | lose-and-out ⓘ |
| entryLimit | fixed number of teams ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| hasBracket | multi-team bracket ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
national championship game
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neutral-site games ⓘ regional rounds ⓘ seeded bracket ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
championship game
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early rounds ⓘ national semifinals ⓘ regional rounds ⓘ |
| location | various venues in the United States ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
national television
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online streaming ⓘ |
| organizer | NCAA Division I committees ⓘ |
| participantType |
college team
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university team ⓘ |
| purpose |
crown national champion in a given sport
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determine NCAA Division I national champion ⓘ |
| resultType | single national champion per season ⓘ |
| roundStructure |
elimination rounds
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multiple rounds ⓘ |
| seasonContext | postseason ⓘ |
| seedingBasis |
conference tournament results
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regular-season performance ⓘ selection committee evaluation ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
at-large bids
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automatic bids ⓘ |
| sportLevel | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| temporalContext | held annually ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
late winter
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spring ⓘ |
| usesRuleSet | NCAA rules ⓘ |
| winnerReceives |
national championship trophy
ⓘ
national title ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: NCAA tournament Description of subject: The NCAA tournament is the postseason championship event in U.S. college sports where top Division I teams compete in a multi-round, elimination-style bracket to determine a national champion.
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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National Invitation Tournament
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category
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NCAA Division I men's basketball postseason tournaments
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CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
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category
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NCAA Division I men's basketball postseason tournaments
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Spalding (brand)
linked to: NCAA tournament
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Southern Conference men’s basketball tournament
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partOf
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NCAA Division I men’s basketball postseason
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linked to: NCAA tournament
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1995 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
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NCAA Division I men's basketball postseason
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linked to: NCAA tournament
subject linked to:
Bulldogs
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Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
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partOf
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NCAA Division I men's basketball postseason
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linked to: NCAA tournament
linked to: NCAA tournament