Selection Sunday
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Selection Sunday is the annual event when the NCAA reveals and seeds the teams chosen to compete in the Division I men’s basketball tournament, commonly known as the Big Dance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Selection Sunday announcement of the tournament field | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA basketball event
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annual event ⓘ sports scheduling event ⓘ sports television program ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
NCAA Tournament Selection Show
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surface form:
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Selection Show
NCAA Tournament Selection Show ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium |
online streaming
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television ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
CBS
ⓘ
TBS ⓘ |
| competition |
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
ⓘ
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship
|
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| determines |
regions for participating teams
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tournament matchups ⓘ tournament seeds ⓘ |
| follows | end of conference tournaments ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | sports special ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis by commentators
ⓘ
bracket reveal ⓘ interviews with coaches and players ⓘ |
| involves |
announcement of bubble teams’ fate
ⓘ
evaluation of team résumés ⓘ selection committee ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | United States television networks studios ⓘ |
| nicknameOfCompetition | Big Dance ⓘ |
| organizer |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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surface form:
NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| precedes | start of NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
announce at‑large bids and automatic qualifiers
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reveal NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament field ⓘ reveal tournament seeding and bracket ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
First Four
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NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament ⓘ
surface form:
March Madness
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament ⓘ Selection Monday ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| subjectOf | sports media coverage ⓘ |
| targetAudience | college basketball fans ⓘ |
| typicalDayOfWeek | Sunday ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | March ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bracket prediction by fans
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office pools and bracket contests ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Selection Sunday announcement of the tournament field