Elite Eight

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NCAA basketball tournament round round of competition

The Elite Eight is the round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in which the final eight teams compete for a spot in the Final Four.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA basketball tournament round → round of competition →
advancesNumberOfTeams	4 →
advancesTeamsTo	national semifinals →
alsoKnownAs	Regional finals →
competitionLevel	NCAA Division I →
country	United States →
determinesQualificationFor	Final Four →
follows	Sweet Sixteen →
genderCategory	men →
governingBody	National Collegiate Athletic Association →
hasCulturalRole	major event in American college sports →
hasFormat	single-elimination →
hasLevel	regional championship round →
hasNumberOfGames	4 →
hasNumberOfTeams	8 →
hasParticipants	regional semifinal winners →
hasRegionStructure	East Region final → Midwest Region final → South Region final → West Region final →
hasSignificance	determines Final Four field →
isColloquialTerm	yes →
isSubsetOf	NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball postseason →
isTelevised	yes →
occursDuring	NCAA March Madness →
partOf	NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament →
precedes	Final Four →
sport	basketball →
timeOfYear	late March →
typicalVenueType	neutral site arena →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sweet Sixteen →	advancesTo
Final Four →	follows
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament →	hasPhase
NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament →	hasStage
The Big Dance →	includesRound
Midwest Region →	includesRounds
Sweet Sixteen →	precedes
NCAA Division II women’s basketball tournament →	stage