Independents (FBS)
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Independents (FBS) are NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision teams that compete without affiliation to any athletic conference for football.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FBS independents | 1 |
| Independent (FBS football) | 1 |
| Independents (FBS) canonical | 1 |
| NCAA Division I FBS independent Army Black Knights football | 1 |
| NCAA Division I FBS independents | 1 |
| NCAA Division I independent | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12016730 — 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: Independents (FBS) Context triple: [Independence Bowl, conferenceTieIns, Independents (FBS)]
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A.
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.
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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.
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association was an early 20th-century American college athletic conference that helped organize and govern intercollegiate sports competition in the southeastern United States.
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D.
Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association
The Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association was an early college football conference that organized competition among Pennsylvania universities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Collegiate Sprint Football League
The Collegiate Sprint Football League is a college athletic conference that organizes and governs lightweight (sprint) football competition among its member institutions in the United States.
- 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: Independents (FBS) Target entity description: Independents (FBS) are NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision teams that compete without affiliation to any athletic conference for football.
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A.
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.
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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.
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association was an early 20th-century American college athletic conference that helped organize and govern intercollegiate sports competition in the southeastern United States.
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D.
Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association
The Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association was an early college football conference that organized competition among Pennsylvania universities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Collegiate Sprint Football League
The Collegiate Sprint Football League is a college athletic conference that organizes and governs lightweight (sprint) football competition among its member institutions in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Independence Bowl (college football bowl game)
linked to: Independents (FBS)
linked to: Independents (FBS)
2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season
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NCAA Division I FBS independents
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linked to: Independents (FBS)
subject linked to:
Cougars
linked to: Independents (FBS)
linked to: Independents (FBS)