Stanford Cardinal women’s water polo team

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NCAA Division I team college women’s water polo team

The Stanford Cardinal women’s water polo team is a powerhouse NCAA Division I program known for its multiple national championships and intense rivalry with other top California schools.

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Label	Occurrences
Stanford Cardinal women’s water polo team canonical	2
Stanford Cardinal women's water polo team	1
Stanford Cardinal women’s water polo	1
Stanford women’s water polo	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2423334 — 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: Stanford Cardinal women’s water polo team
Context triple: [California Golden Bears women’s water polo team, rival, Stanford Cardinal women’s water polo team]

A. Stanford Cardinal women’s basketball
Stanford Cardinal women’s basketball is a powerhouse collegiate program known for its multiple national championships, frequent Final Four appearances, and long-term success under Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer.
B. California Golden Bears women’s water polo team
The California Golden Bears women’s water polo team is the University of California, Berkeley’s NCAA Division I women’s water polo program, competing in the Pac-12/Collegiate water polo landscape and known for its strong performances and national prominence.
C. Stanford Cardinal women's gymnastics
Stanford Cardinal women's gymnastics is the NCAA Division I women's gymnastics program of Stanford University, known for its strong academic-athletic balance and competitive presence in the Pac-12 Conference.
D. California Golden Bears men’s water polo
California Golden Bears men’s water polo is the University of California, Berkeley’s NCAA Division I men’s water polo program, renowned for its long history of national championships and producing elite collegiate and international players.
E. California Golden Bears women’s swimming and diving
The California Golden Bears women’s swimming and diving team is the University of California, Berkeley’s NCAA Division I program known for its strong performances in collegiate competition and development of elite swimmers.
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: Stanford Cardinal women’s water polo team
Target entity description: The Stanford Cardinal women’s water polo team is a powerhouse NCAA Division I program known for its multiple national championships and intense rivalry with other top California schools.

A. Stanford Cardinal women’s basketball
Stanford Cardinal women’s basketball is a powerhouse collegiate program known for its multiple national championships, frequent Final Four appearances, and long-term success under Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer.
B. California Golden Bears women’s water polo team
The California Golden Bears women’s water polo team is the University of California, Berkeley’s NCAA Division I women’s water polo program, competing in the Pac-12/Collegiate water polo landscape and known for its strong performances and national prominence.
C. Stanford Cardinal women's gymnastics
Stanford Cardinal women's gymnastics is the NCAA Division I women's gymnastics program of Stanford University, known for its strong academic-athletic balance and competitive presence in the Pac-12 Conference.
D. California Golden Bears men’s water polo
California Golden Bears men’s water polo is the University of California, Berkeley’s NCAA Division I men’s water polo program, renowned for its long history of national championships and producing elite collegiate and international players.
E. California Golden Bears women’s swimming and diving
The California Golden Bears women’s swimming and diving team is the University of California, Berkeley’s NCAA Division I program known for its strong performances in collegiate competition and development of elite swimmers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I team ⓘ college women’s water polo team ⓘ
associatedWith	Pac-12 Conference ⓘ surface form: Pac-12 Conference institution
athleticDepartment	Stanford Cardinal athletics ⓘ
campus	Stanford, California ⓘ
competition	Western Water Polo Association ⓘ surface form: MPSF women’s water polo NCAA women’s water polo ⓘ surface form: NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championship
competitionLevel	varsity ⓘ
conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
division	NCAA Division I ⓘ
gender	women ⓘ
governingBody	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation ⓘ National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
hasAcademicExpectation	high academic standards ⓘ
hasAthleteType	student-athletes ⓘ
hasProgramType	scholarship varsity program ⓘ
hasReputation	elite West Coast water polo program ⓘ powerhouse in NCAA women’s water polo ⓘ strong defense and tactical play ⓘ
hasRivalryType	conference rivalry with USC and UCLA ⓘ in-state rivalry with University of California, Berkeley ⓘ
hasStudentBodyType	NCAA-eligible students at Stanford University ⓘ
homeCity	Stanford, California ⓘ
homePool	Avery Aquatic Center ⓘ
homeState	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
institutionType	private university team ⓘ
knownFor	consistent national title contention ⓘ multiple NCAA women’s water polo championships ⓘ producing Olympic water polo players ⓘ
levelOfPlay	collegiate ⓘ
nickname	Cardinal ⓘ
playsSeason	spring ⓘ
recruitingBase	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
region	West Coast of the United States ⓘ surface form: West Coast
represents	Stanford University in NCAA women’s water polo ⓘ
rival	California Golden Bears women’s water polo team ⓘ UCLA Bruins women’s water polo team ⓘ USC Trojans women’s water polo team ⓘ
shortName	Stanford Cardinal women’s water polo team self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Stanford women’s water polo
sport	water polo ⓘ
teamColors	cardinal ⓘ white ⓘ
trainingFacility	Avery Aquatic Center ⓘ
university	Stanford University ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

California Golden Bears women’s water polo team → rival → Stanford Cardinal women’s water polo team ⓘ

Avery Aquatic Center → usedBy → Stanford Cardinal women’s water polo team ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stanford Cardinal women's water polo team

Stanford Cardinal women’s water polo team → shortName → Stanford Cardinal women’s water polo team self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stanford women’s water polo

UCLA Bruins women’s water polo team → rival → Stanford Cardinal women’s water polo team ⓘ

USC Trojans women’s water polo team → rival → Stanford Cardinal women’s water polo team ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stanford Cardinal women’s water polo

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