Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
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The Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual postseason championship event for the conference, determining its automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1441114 — 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: Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament Context triple: [Mountain West Conference men's basketball, organizes, Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament]
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Mountain West Conference men's basketball
Mountain West Conference men's basketball is an NCAA Division I collegiate basketball league featuring teams from universities primarily located in the western United States.
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Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the NCAA's Division I, known for sponsoring a range of sports among universities primarily located in the western United States.
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WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The WAC Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason conference championship event that determines the Western Athletic Conference's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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D.
Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament
The Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament is the annual postseason championship event for women’s basketball teams in the Pac-12 Conference, determining the league’s automatic qualifier for the NCAA Tournament.
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E.
Southland Conference women’s basketball tournament
The Southland Conference women’s basketball tournament is the annual postseason championship event that determines the conference’s automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament Target entity description: The Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual postseason championship event for the conference, determining its automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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A.
Mountain West Conference men's basketball
Mountain West Conference men's basketball is an NCAA Division I collegiate basketball league featuring teams from universities primarily located in the western United States.
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B.
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the NCAA's Division I, known for sponsoring a range of sports among universities primarily located in the western United States.
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C.
WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The WAC Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason conference championship event that determines the Western Athletic Conference's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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D.
Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament
The Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament is the annual postseason championship event for women’s basketball teams in the Pac-12 Conference, determining the league’s automatic qualifier for the NCAA Tournament.
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E.
Southland Conference women’s basketball tournament
The Southland Conference women’s basketball tournament is the annual postseason championship event that determines the conference’s automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college basketball conference tournament
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postseason basketball tournament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
MWC men's basketball tournament
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Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament ⓘ
surface form:
Mountain West men's basketball championship
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| associatedWith | Mountain West Conference regular-season men's basketball championship ⓘ |
| audience | college basketball fans ⓘ |
| bracketFormat | seeded bracket with byes for higher seeds ⓘ |
| competitionType | single-elimination tournament ⓘ |
| confersHonor |
All-tournament team selections
ⓘ
Most Valuable Player award ⓘ |
| confersTitle | Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament champion ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| determines |
Mountain West Conference automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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conference tournament champion ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Mountain West Conference men's basketball
ⓘ
surface form:
Mountain West Conference men's basketball teams
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| formerLocation |
Thomas & Mack Center
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surface form:
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
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| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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surface form:
NCAA
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| hasFormat | quarterfinals, semifinals, and final ⓘ |
| inception | 2000 ⓘ |
| level | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| locationPattern | primarily played at neutral-site arenas ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 11 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Mountain West Conference ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mountain West Conference men's basketball
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surface form:
Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
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| region |
western United States
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surface form:
Western United States
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| ruleset | NCAA men's basketball rules ⓘ |
| season | postseason ⓘ |
| seedingBasedOn | regular-season conference record ⓘ |
| sponsorType | corporate sponsorships (various over time) ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| sportFormat | five-on-five basketball ⓘ |
| startYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage |
CBS
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CBS Sports Network ⓘ Fox Sports 1 ⓘ |
| ticketType | publicly ticketed event ⓘ |
| tiebreakerCriteria | conference tiebreaker rules ⓘ |
| venueType | indoor arena ⓘ |
| website | https://themw.com ⓘ |
| winnerReceives | automatic berth in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament Description of subject: The Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual postseason championship event for the conference, determining its automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Mountain West Conference men's basketball
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organizes
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Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
ⓘ
Mountain West Conference men's basketball
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seasonCulminatesIn
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Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
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this entity surface form:
Mountain West Conference men’s basketball tournament
Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
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conferenceTournamentTitle
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Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
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this entity surface form:
2017 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
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alsoKnownAs
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Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
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this entity surface form:
Mountain West men's basketball championship