Bowl Coalition
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The Bowl Coalition was a 1990s college football postseason alliance among major conferences and bowl games designed to better determine a national champion before it was succeeded by the Bowl Championship Series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bowl Coalition canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T461338 — 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: Bowl Coalition Context triple: [Bowl Championship Series, replaces, Bowl Coalition]
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A.
Bowl Alliance
The Bowl Alliance was a 1990s college football postseason system that attempted to match top-ranked teams in major bowl games before being superseded by the Bowl Championship Series.
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B.
United Athletic Conference
The United Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) league that organizes and governs college football competition among its member institutions.
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C.
Bowl Championship Series
The Bowl Championship Series was a former system used in NCAA Division I FBS college football to determine national championship matchups and major bowl game participants through a combination of polls and computer rankings.
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D.
Patriot League
The Patriot League is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference known for combining competitive sports with strong academic standards, primarily featuring private and U.S. service academy institutions in the northeastern United States.
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E.
FBS
FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) is the highest level of NCAA Division I college football in the United States, featuring the largest programs and major bowl games.
- 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: Bowl Coalition Target entity description: The Bowl Coalition was a 1990s college football postseason alliance among major conferences and bowl games designed to better determine a national champion before it was succeeded by the Bowl Championship Series.
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A.
Bowl Alliance
The Bowl Alliance was a 1990s college football postseason system that attempted to match top-ranked teams in major bowl games before being superseded by the Bowl Championship Series.
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B.
United Athletic Conference
The United Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) league that organizes and governs college football competition among its member institutions.
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C.
Bowl Championship Series
The Bowl Championship Series was a former system used in NCAA Division I FBS college football to determine national championship matchups and major bowl game participants through a combination of polls and computer rankings.
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D.
Patriot League
The Patriot League is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference known for combining competitive sports with strong academic standards, primarily featuring private and U.S. service academy institutions in the northeastern United States.
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E.
FBS
FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) is the highest level of NCAA Division I college football in the United States, featuring the largest programs and major bowl games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football postseason alliance
ⓘ
sports organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Coalition ⓘ |
| championshipGameSite | host bowl rotated among coalition bowls ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dissolved | 1994 ⓘ |
| excludedConference |
Big Ten Conference
ⓘ
Pac-10 Conference ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific-8 Conference
|
| followedBy | Bowl Alliance ⓘ |
| geographicScope | national ⓘ |
| governedBy | agreements among member conferences and bowls ⓘ |
| historicalRole | intermediate step between traditional bowls and the Bowl Championship Series ⓘ |
| impact | increased likelihood of No. 1 vs. No. 2 postseason matchups ⓘ |
| inception | 1992 ⓘ |
| includedBowlGame |
Cotton Bowl Classic
ⓘ
Fiesta Bowl ⓘ Orange Bowl ⓘ Sugar Bowl ⓘ |
| levelOfCompetition |
NCAA Division I-A
ⓘ
linked to:
Football Bowl Subdivision
|
| limitation | could not match Big Ten and Pac-10 champions due to Rose Bowl tie-ins ⓘ |
| memberConference |
Atlantic Coast Conference
ⓘ
Big East Conference ⓘ Big Eight Conference ⓘ Notre Dame ⓘ
linked to:
University of Notre Dame
Southeastern Conference ⓘ Southwest Conference ⓘ |
| notableCriticism | exclusion of Big Ten and Pac-10 champions from coalition championship structure ⓘ |
| notableSeason |
1992 NCAA Division I-A football season
ⓘ
1993 NCAA Division I-A football season ⓘ 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season ⓘ |
| organizingPrinciple | contracts between major conferences and major bowls ⓘ |
| predecessor | traditional bowl tie-in system ⓘ |
| purpose | to better determine a national champion in Division I-A college football ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | inability to guarantee a true No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup every season ⓘ |
| relatedCompetitionFormat |
Bowl Championship Series
ⓘ
College Football Playoff ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Bowl Alliance ⓘ |
| replacedSystem | independent bowl selection and conference tie-ins ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | bowl-hosted national championship matchup when possible ⓘ |
| sport | American college football ⓘ |
| successor | Bowl Championship Series ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
| typeOfPostseason |
bowl alliance
ⓘ
linked to:
Bowl Alliance
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bowl Coalition Description of subject: The Bowl Coalition was a 1990s college football postseason alliance among major conferences and bowl games designed to better determine a national champion before it was succeeded by the Bowl Championship Series.
Referenced by (3)
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