University of Virginia men's lacrosse team
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The University of Virginia men's lacrosse team is a prominent NCAA Division I program known for its multiple national championships and status as one of the sport’s traditional powerhouses.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse | 3 |
| University of Virginia men's lacrosse team canonical | 1 |
| Virginia Cavaliers men’s lacrosse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T802937 — 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: University of Virginia men's lacrosse team Context triple: [Bruce Arena, headCoachOf, University of Virginia men's lacrosse team]
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A.
University of Virginia men's soccer team
The University of Virginia men's soccer team is a powerhouse NCAA Division I program known for its multiple national championships and history of producing top American soccer talent.
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B.
VMI Keydets
VMI Keydets is the collective name for the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the Virginia Military Institute in NCAA competition.
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C.
Virginia Cavaliers baseball
Virginia Cavaliers baseball is the NCAA Division I baseball program of the University of Virginia, competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference and known for its strong postseason success, including a College World Series title.
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D.
Princeton Tigers men’s lacrosse
Princeton Tigers men’s lacrosse is the NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse program of Princeton University, historically one of the sport’s elite teams with multiple national championships and a prominent Ivy League presence.
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E.
Harvard Crimson men’s lacrosse
Harvard Crimson men’s lacrosse is the NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse program representing Harvard University in the Ivy League.
- 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: University of Virginia men's lacrosse team Target entity description: The University of Virginia men's lacrosse team is a prominent NCAA Division I program known for its multiple national championships and status as one of the sport’s traditional powerhouses.
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A.
University of Virginia men's soccer team
The University of Virginia men's soccer team is a powerhouse NCAA Division I program known for its multiple national championships and history of producing top American soccer talent.
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B.
VMI Keydets
VMI Keydets is the collective name for the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the Virginia Military Institute in NCAA competition.
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C.
Virginia Cavaliers baseball
Virginia Cavaliers baseball is the NCAA Division I baseball program of the University of Virginia, competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference and known for its strong postseason success, including a College World Series title.
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D.
Princeton Tigers men’s lacrosse
Princeton Tigers men’s lacrosse is the NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse program of Princeton University, historically one of the sport’s elite teams with multiple national championships and a prominent Ivy League presence.
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E.
Harvard Crimson men’s lacrosse
Harvard Crimson men’s lacrosse is the NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse program representing Harvard University in the Ivy League.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I men's lacrosse program
ⓘ
college men's lacrosse team ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UVA ⓘ |
| athleticDepartment |
Virginia Cavaliers athletics
ⓘ
linked to:
Virginia Cavaliers
|
| belongsTo |
Virginia Cavaliers sports teams
ⓘ
linked to:
Virginia Cavaliers
|
| campus | Charlottesville, Virginia ⓘ |
| competitionCategory | men's college field lacrosse ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | varsity ⓘ |
| conference | Atlantic Coast Conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingAssociation | ACC men's lacrosse ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| hasFanBase |
Charlottesville community
ⓘ
University of Virginia alumni ⓘ
linked to:
University of Virginia
University of Virginia students ⓘ |
| hasLevel | varsity intercollegiate ⓘ |
| hasNationalReputation | one of the most successful programs in NCAA men's lacrosse history ⓘ |
| hasNotableStatus |
multiple-time NCAA men's lacrosse champion
ⓘ
traditional national powerhouse in men's college lacrosse ⓘ |
| hasProgramType | scholarship-granting program ⓘ |
| hasRival |
Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse
ⓘ
linked to:
Duke Blue Devils
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse ⓘ
linked to:
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
Maryland Terrapins men's lacrosse ⓘ North Carolina Tar Heels men's lacrosse ⓘ Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse ⓘ
linked to:
Syracuse Orange men’s lacrosse
|
| homeCity |
Charlottesville
ⓘ
linked to:
Charlottesville, Virginia
|
| homeState | Virginia ⓘ |
| homeVenue | Klöckner Stadium ⓘ |
| league |
NCAA
ⓘ
linked to:
National Collegiate Athletic Association
|
| NCAADivision | Division I ⓘ |
| nickname |
Cavaliers
ⓘ
Virginia Cavaliers ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
ⓘ
linked to:
NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship
|
| playsSeason | spring ⓘ |
| recruitingArea |
Canada
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| region |
East Coast
ⓘ
linked to:
East Coast of the United States
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| represents | University of Virginia in men's lacrosse ⓘ |
| ruleset | NCAA men's field lacrosse rules ⓘ |
| sport | lacrosse ⓘ |
| sportType | field lacrosse ⓘ |
| teamColors |
navy blue
ⓘ
orange ⓘ |
| university | University of Virginia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: University of Virginia men's lacrosse team Description of subject: The University of Virginia men's lacrosse team is a prominent NCAA Division I program known for its multiple national championships and status as one of the sport’s traditional powerhouses.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: University of Virginia men's lacrosse team
linked to: University of Virginia men's lacrosse team
subject linked to:
Syracuse Orange men’s lacrosse
linked to: University of Virginia men's lacrosse team
linked to: University of Virginia men's lacrosse team