National Invitation Tournament
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The National Invitation Tournament is a long-running postseason college basketball competition in the United States that features teams not selected for the NCAA Tournament.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Invitation Tournament canonical | 10 |
| NIT Championship | 1 |
| National Invitation Tournament Championship Game | 1 |
| National Invitation Tournament semifinals | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1131665 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Invitation Tournament Context triple: [Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball, playsInPostseasonTournament, National Invitation Tournament]
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A.
Ivy League Men’s Basketball Tournament
The Ivy League Men’s Basketball Tournament is the postseason championship event that determines the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament.
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B.
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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C.
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament is an annual single-elimination college basketball championship held each March in the United States, widely known as “March Madness” and one of the most popular sporting events in the country.
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D.
NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament is the annual single-elimination championship that determines the top women’s college basketball team in the United States.
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E.
NCAA Convention
The NCAA Convention is the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s annual gathering of member institutions and officials to conduct governance business, set policies, and recognize major award recipients.
- 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: National Invitation Tournament Target entity description: The National Invitation Tournament is a long-running postseason college basketball competition in the United States that features teams not selected for the NCAA Tournament.
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A.
Ivy League Men’s Basketball Tournament
The Ivy League Men’s Basketball Tournament is the postseason championship event that determines the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament.
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B.
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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C.
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament is an annual single-elimination college basketball championship held each March in the United States, widely known as “March Madness” and one of the most popular sporting events in the country.
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D.
NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament is the annual single-elimination championship that determines the top women’s college basketball team in the United States.
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NCAA Convention
The NCAA Convention is the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s annual gathering of member institutions and officials to conduct governance business, set policies, and recognize major award recipients.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college basketball tournament
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postseason basketball tournament ⓘ |
| awards | Most Outstanding Player award ⓘ |
| category |
NCAA tournament
ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA Division I men's basketball postseason tournaments
college basketball competitions in the United States ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| confederation |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| declineInRelativePrestige | after expansion of the NCAA Tournament ⓘ |
| eligibility | NCAA Division I men's basketball teams not selected for the NCAA Tournament ⓘ |
| eligibilityRestriction | teams must not be selected for the NCAA Tournament ⓘ |
| finalRoundsSite | predetermined neutral site ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1938–39 college basketball season ⓘ |
| formatChange | field size and structure have changed multiple times ⓘ |
| formerOrganizer | Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association ⓘ |
| formerStatus | premier national college basketball tournament in early years ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingBodyChangeYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
National Invitation Tournament
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
National Invitation Tournament Championship Game
National Invitation Tournament self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
National Invitation Tournament semifinals
|
| historicalVenueAssociation | longtime association with Madison Square Garden ⓘ |
| inception | 1938 ⓘ |
| location |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| notableFeature | one of the oldest postseason college basketball tournaments ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 32 ⓘ |
| organizer | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| overtimeRules | standard NCAA men's basketball overtime rules ⓘ |
| postseasonStatus | secondary postseason tournament ⓘ |
| primaryVenue | Madison Square Garden ⓘ |
| primaryVenueLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| region | national ⓘ |
| ruleSet | NCAA men's basketball rules ⓘ |
| scope | national tournament involving multiple conferences ⓘ |
| season | postseason ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
at-large bids
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automatic bids for some regular-season conference champions not in NCAA Tournament ⓘ |
| shortName | NIT ⓘ |
| sponsorType | corporate title sponsors over various years ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| teamSport | yes ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage | national sports television networks in the United States ⓘ |
| tieBreaker | overtime periods until a winner is determined ⓘ |
| tournamentType | single-elimination tournament ⓘ |
| trophy | National Invitation Tournament championship trophy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Invitation Tournament Description of subject: The National Invitation Tournament is a long-running postseason college basketball competition in the United States that features teams not selected for the NCAA Tournament.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
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playsInPostseasonTournament
→
National Invitation Tournament
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this entity surface form:
NIT Championship
subject surface form:
UAB Blazers men's basketball team
National Invitation Tournament
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hasPart
→
National Invitation Tournament
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
National Invitation Tournament Championship Game
National Invitation Tournament
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hasPart
→
National Invitation Tournament
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
National Invitation Tournament semifinals
Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
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hasPostseasonAppearances
→
National Invitation Tournament
ⓘ
Boston University Terriers men's basketball
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postseasonTournament
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National Invitation Tournament
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