NCAA Division I FCS
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NCAA Division I FCS is the second tier of top-level college football in the United States, featuring schools that offer fewer athletic scholarships than the higher-profile FBS and that compete in an NCAA-run playoff to determine a national champion.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15103 — 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: NCAA Division I FCS Context triple: [Ivy League, footballSubdivision, NCAA Division I FCS]
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NCAA Division II
NCAA Division II is a competitive level of U.S. college athletics that balances athletic scholarships with a strong emphasis on academics and regional competition.
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NCAA Division III
NCAA Division III is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association that features smaller colleges and universities emphasizing student-athlete participation without athletic scholarships.
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NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States, featuring the largest and most competitive college sports programs.
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New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III collegiate athletic conference composed primarily of private institutions in the New England region, sponsoring a wide range of men's and women's sports.
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E.
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the primary governing organization for college athletics in the United States, overseeing competition, rules, and championships across multiple divisions and sports.
- 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 Division I FCS Target entity description: NCAA Division I FCS is the second tier of top-level college football in the United States, featuring schools that offer fewer athletic scholarships than the higher-profile FBS and that compete in an NCAA-run playoff to determine a national champion.
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NCAA Division II
NCAA Division II is a competitive level of U.S. college athletics that balances athletic scholarships with a strong emphasis on academics and regional competition.
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NCAA Division III
NCAA Division III is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association that features smaller colleges and universities emphasizing student-athlete participation without athletic scholarships.
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C.
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States, featuring the largest and most competitive college sports programs.
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New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III collegiate athletic conference composed primarily of private institutions in the New England region, sponsoring a wide range of men's and women's sports.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the primary governing organization for college athletics in the United States, overseeing competition, rules, and championships across multiple divisions and sports.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NCAA football subdivision
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college football competition level ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FCS ⓘ |
| allowsNonScholarshipPrograms | true ⓘ |
| atLargePlayoffBids | true ⓘ |
| automaticBidBasis | conference champions ⓘ |
| championshipFormat | single-elimination playoff ⓘ |
| championshipOrganizer |
NCAA
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linked to:
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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| classificationStart | 1978 season as Division I-AA ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
NCAA Division I FBS
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linked to:
FBS
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| contrastFbsScholarshipLimit |
FBS allows up to 85 full scholarships
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linked to:
NCAA Division I FCS
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| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| determines | NCAA-recognized national champion in Division I FCS football ⓘ |
| exampleNonScholarshipConference | Pioneer Football League ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs |
NCAA Division I-AA
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linked to:
NCAA Division I FCS
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| fullName |
NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
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linked to:
NCAA Division I FCS
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| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| governingRulebook |
NCAA football playing rules
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linked to:
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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| hasAutomaticPlayoffBids | true ⓘ |
| includesHistoricallyBlackCollegesAndUniversities | true ⓘ |
| includesNonScholarshipConferences | true ⓘ |
| includesPrivateUniversities | true ⓘ |
| includesPublicUniversities | true ⓘ |
| membershipBasis | schools that are Division I in most sports and sponsor football at FCS level ⓘ |
| minimumFootballGamesPerSeason | at least 11 regular-season games (typical) ⓘ |
| nameChangeEffectiveSeason | 2006 season ⓘ |
| nameChangeReason | to distinguish subdivisions by postseason format rather than I-A and I-AA labels ⓘ |
| nationalChampionshipGameSite | predetermined neutral site (varies by contract) ⓘ |
| nationalChampionshipMonth | December or January (varies by year) ⓘ |
| notableHBCUConferences |
MEAC
ⓘ
SWAC ⓘ |
| partOf | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| permitsGamesAgainst |
Division II teams (with scheduling limits)
ⓘ
FBS teams ⓘ |
| playoffFieldSizeHistory |
16 teams (historical)
ⓘ
20 teams (historical) ⓘ 24 teams (recent era) ⓘ |
| postseasonContrastWithFBS | FBS uses bowl system and College Football Playoff, not NCAA-run championship ⓘ |
| postseasonType | NCAA-run playoff tournament ⓘ |
| primarySeasonMonths | September to December ⓘ |
| reasonFor1978Creation | to separate major and mid-major football programs within Division I ⓘ |
| revenueLevel | generally lower than FBS ⓘ |
| rosterLimit | up to 85 total players receiving aid (equivalency-based) ⓘ |
| scholarshipEquivalency | uses equivalency scholarships rather than all full scholarships ⓘ |
| scholarshipLimit | up to 63 full scholarship equivalents in football ⓘ |
| scholarshipLimitRelativeToFBS | fewer football scholarships than FBS ⓘ |
| scholarshipType | can offer athletic scholarships ⓘ |
| seasonStructure | regular season followed by NCAA playoffs ⓘ |
| sharesRulesWith |
NCAA Division I FBS
ⓘ
linked to:
FBS
|
| someHBCUsPostseasonChoice | may play in Celebration Bowl instead of FCS playoffs ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| televisionExposureLevel | generally lower than FBS ⓘ |
| tierLevel | second tier of Division I football ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NCAA Division I FCS Description of subject: NCAA Division I FCS is the second tier of top-level college football in the United States, featuring schools that offer fewer athletic scholarships than the higher-profile FBS and that compete in an NCAA-run playoff to determine a national champion.
Referenced by (444)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
MEAC
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subject linked to:
SWAC
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SWAC
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College of the Holy Cross athletics program
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subdivisionInFootball
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NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
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NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
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subdivision
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NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
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NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
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NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
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NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
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decidesTitleForSeason
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NCAA Division I FCS football season
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Missouri Valley Football Conference
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NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
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