College Football Playoff
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The College Football Playoff is the postseason system that determines the national champion of top-tier U.S. college football through a bracket-style tournament of elite teams.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15534 — 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: College Football Playoff Context triple: [NCAA Division I, hasCompetition, College Football Playoff]
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A.
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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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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Super Bowl XXXVI
Super Bowl XXXVI was the 2002 NFL championship game in which the underdog New England Patriots, led by quarterback Tom Brady, defeated the heavily favored St. Louis Rams and began the franchise’s modern dynasty.
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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.
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NCAA Division I FCS
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.
- 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: College Football Playoff Target entity description: The College Football Playoff is the postseason system that determines the national champion of top-tier U.S. college football through a bracket-style tournament of elite teams.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Super Bowl XXXVI
Super Bowl XXXVI was the 2002 NFL championship game in which the underdog New England Patriots, led by quarterback Tom Brady, defeated the heavily favored St. Louis Rams and began the franchise’s modern dynasty.
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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.
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NCAA Division I FCS
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
postseason college football system
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tournament ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CFP ⓘ |
| broadcastPartner | ESPN ⓘ |
| considers |
at-large teams
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conference champions ⓘ |
| contractLengthWithESPN | 12 years ⓘ |
| contractStartSeason | 2014–2015 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| determines | NCAA Division I FBS national champion (unofficial) ⓘ |
| eligibility | FBS teams ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 2014–2015 ⓘ |
| format | bracket-style tournament ⓘ |
| hasCriticism |
limited to four teams
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perceived bias toward power conferences ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
conference championship game importance
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scheduling strategies of FBS teams ⓘ |
| hasPart | CFP National Championship Game ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Irving, Texas ⓘ |
| inception | 2014 ⓘ |
| includesBowl |
Cotton Bowl Classic
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Fiesta Bowl ⓘ Orange Bowl ⓘ Peach Bowl ⓘ Rose Bowl ⓘ Sugar Bowl ⓘ |
| level |
FBS
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surface form:
NCAA Division I FBS
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| numberOfTeams | 4 ⓘ |
| organizer |
College Football Playoff
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
College Football Playoff Administration, LLC
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| replaced | Bowl Championship Series ⓘ |
| replacedSystemUsedFrom | 1998 ⓘ |
| replacedSystemUsedUntil | 2013 ⓘ |
| rotation | semifinal sites rotate among New Year’s Six bowls ⓘ |
| selectionBody | CFP selection committee ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | committee rankings ⓘ |
| selectionRankingEndPoint | final rankings after conference championships ⓘ |
| selectionRankingFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| selectionRankingStartWeek | midseason ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| televisionRightsHolder | ESPN ⓘ |
| tieBreakingCriteria |
conference championships won
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head-to-head results ⓘ other relevant factors ⓘ results versus common opponents ⓘ strength of schedule ⓘ |
| typeOfChampionship | postseason tournament rather than single BCS title game ⓘ |
| uses |
College Football Playoff
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surface form:
New Year’s Six bowl games
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| website |
College Football Playoff
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
https://collegefootballplayoff.com/
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: College Football Playoff Description of subject: The College Football Playoff is the postseason system that determines the national champion of top-tier U.S. college football through a bracket-style tournament of elite teams.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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2015 College Football Playoff
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2016 College Football Playoff
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2017 College Football Playoff
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2018 College Football Playoff
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2019 College Football Playoff
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2020 College Football Playoff
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ESPN
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College Football Playoff selection
2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season
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College Football Playoff
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College Football Playoff leadership
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College Football Playoff rankings
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College Football Playoff system