Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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college basketball conference tournament

The Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the annual postseason championship event that determines the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament canonical	2
Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament	1
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	1
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament 2008	1
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament 2021	1
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament 2023	1
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament 2024	1
Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament	1
Missouri Valley Conference tournament championship	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6001877 — 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: Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Context triple: [Missouri Valley Conference, tournamentName, Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament]

A. Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason championship event that determines the conference's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
B. Big 12 Conference Tournament
The Big 12 Conference Tournament is the postseason men's college basketball championship event for the Big 12 Conference, determining the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
C. Missouri Valley Conference
The Missouri Valley Conference is one of the oldest NCAA Division I athletic conferences in the United States, historically known for its strong basketball programs and Midwestern membership.
D. Southland Conference women’s basketball tournament
The Southland Conference women’s basketball tournament is the annual postseason championship event that determines the conference’s automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament.
E. MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The MAC Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason college basketball championship event that determines the Mid-American Conference's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Tournament.
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: Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Target entity description: The Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the annual postseason championship event that determines the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

A. Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason championship event that determines the conference's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
B. Big 12 Conference Tournament
The Big 12 Conference Tournament is the postseason men's college basketball championship event for the Big 12 Conference, determining the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
C. Missouri Valley Conference
The Missouri Valley Conference is one of the oldest NCAA Division I athletic conferences in the United States, historically known for its strong basketball programs and Midwestern membership.
D. Southland Conference women’s basketball tournament
The Southland Conference women’s basketball tournament is the annual postseason championship event that determines the conference’s automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament.
E. MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The MAC Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason college basketball championship event that determines the Mid-American Conference's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Tournament.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	college basketball conference tournament ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Arch Madness ⓘ
audience	college basketball fans ⓘ
belongsToDivision	NCAA Division I men's basketball ⓘ linked to: NCAA Division I
competitionLevel	NCAA Division I ⓘ
competitionScope	conference championship ⓘ
conference	Missouri Valley Conference ⓘ
confersTitle	Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball champion ⓘ linked to: NCAA Division I men's basketball conference championships
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
decides	seeding based on regular-season conference standings ⓘ
determines	Missouri Valley Conference automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament ⓘ
eligibility	Missouri Valley Conference member institutions ⓘ
eliminationType	knockout ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
genderCategory	men's ⓘ
governingBody	NCAA ⓘ linked to: National Collegiate Athletic Association
hasBracket	yes ⓘ
hasMediaCoverage	online streaming ⓘ radio ⓘ television ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	Missouri Valley Conference official athletics site ⓘ
hasOvertimeRule	overtime played if games are tied after regulation ⓘ
hasSeeding	teams seeded by conference record ⓘ
inception	1977 ⓘ
locationType	neutral site tournament ⓘ
nicknameOrigin	nickname 'Arch Madness' refers to the Gateway Arch in St. Louis ⓘ
numberOfParticipatingTeams	all Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball teams ⓘ
organizedBy	Missouri Valley Conference ⓘ
participantType	Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball programs ⓘ
primaryVenueCity	St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ linked to: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
prize	automatic NCAA tournament berth ⓘ conference championship trophy ⓘ
region	Midwestern United States ⓘ
season	postseason ⓘ
shortName	MVC Men's Basketball Tournament ⓘ linked to: MVC Men’s Basketball Tournament
sport	basketball ⓘ
sportGoverningRules	NCAA men's basketball rules ⓘ linked to: NCAA men's basketball rulebook
sportSeason	college basketball season ⓘ
sportType	team sport ⓘ
teamType	college teams ⓘ
ticketedEvent	yes ⓘ
tournamentFormat	single-elimination ⓘ
typicalStartMonth	March ⓘ late February ⓘ
winnerQualifiesFor	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament ⓘ linked to: NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Missouri Valley Conference → tournamentName → Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament ⓘ

subject linked to: MVC

Drake Bulldogs men's basketball → conferenceTournamentChampionship → Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament 2008 ⓘ