College Basketball Invitational
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The College Basketball Invitational is a postseason men's college basketball tournament in the United States that features teams not selected for the NCAA Tournament or NIT.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| College Basketball Invitational canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9600840 — 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: College Basketball Invitational Context triple: [Boston University Terriers men's basketball, postseasonTournament, College Basketball Invitational]
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A.
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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B.
NCAA basketball
NCAA basketball is the system of college-level basketball in the United States governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, featuring men’s and women’s competitions that serve as a major pipeline to professional play and include the prominent March Madness tournament.
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C.
ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
The ACC Men's Basketball Tournament is the annual postseason championship event of the Atlantic Coast Conference, determining the conference champion and an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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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.
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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.
- 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: College Basketball Invitational Target entity description: The College Basketball Invitational is a postseason men's college basketball tournament in the United States that features teams not selected for the NCAA Tournament or NIT.
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A.
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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B.
NCAA basketball
NCAA basketball is the system of college-level basketball in the United States governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, featuring men’s and women’s competitions that serve as a major pipeline to professional play and include the prominent March Madness tournament.
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C.
ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
The ACC Men's Basketball Tournament is the annual postseason championship event of the Atlantic Coast Conference, determining the conference champion and an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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D.
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.
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E.
NCAA tournament
The NCAA tournament is the postseason championship event that determines the national title winner in NCAA Division I women's lacrosse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
men's basketball tournament
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postseason college basketball tournament ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CBI ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | CBI postseason tournament ⓘ |
| bracketStructure | single-elimination bracket ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| formatHistory |
best-of-three championship series (earlier years)
ⓘ
single-elimination tournament ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingBodyRelation | not directly operated by NCAA ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inception | 2008 ⓘ |
| organizer | Gazelle Group ⓘ |
| postseasonTier | third-tier postseason tournament ⓘ |
| purpose | provide additional postseason opportunities for Division I teams ⓘ |
| seasonTiming |
April
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March ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
teams not selected for NCAA Tournament
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teams not selected for National Invitation Tournament ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| teamEligibility | NCAA Division I teams only ⓘ |
| televisionCoverageHistory |
CBS Sports Network
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ESPNU ⓘ other regional sports networks ⓘ |
| tournamentType | postseason ⓘ |
| usualFieldSize | 16 teams ⓘ |
| venueType | campus sites ⓘ |
| websiteType | official tournament website ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: College Basketball Invitational Description of subject: The College Basketball Invitational is a postseason men's college basketball tournament in the United States that features teams not selected for the NCAA Tournament or NIT.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Boston University Terriers men's basketball
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postseasonTournament
→
College Basketball Invitational
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subject linked to:
Troy Trojans basketball
University of Akron men's basketball team
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postseasonTournament
→
College Basketball Invitational
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