2008 College World Series
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The 2008 College World Series was the NCAA Division I baseball championship tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska, featuring the nation’s top college teams competing for the national title.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2008 College World Series canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4996364 — 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)
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Target entity: 2008 College World Series Context triple: [2007 College World Series, followedBy, 2008 College World Series]
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A.
2018 College World Series
The 2018 College World Series was the NCAA Division I baseball championship tournament in which Oregon State captured the national title in Omaha, Nebraska.
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B.
2007 College World Series
The 2007 College World Series was the NCAA Division I baseball championship tournament in which Oregon State University captured its second consecutive national title.
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C.
2006 College World Series
The 2006 College World Series was the NCAA Division I baseball championship tournament in which the Oregon State Beavers captured their first national title.
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D.
2005 College World Series
The 2005 College World Series was the NCAA Division I baseball championship tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska, featuring the nation’s top college teams competing for the national title.
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E.
2014 College World Series
The 2014 College World Series was the NCAA Division I baseball championship tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska, featuring the nation’s top college teams competing for the national title.
- 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: 2008 College World Series Target entity description: The 2008 College World Series was the NCAA Division I baseball championship tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska, featuring the nation’s top college teams competing for the national title.
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A.
2018 College World Series
The 2018 College World Series was the NCAA Division I baseball championship tournament in which Oregon State captured the national title in Omaha, Nebraska.
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B.
2007 College World Series
The 2007 College World Series was the NCAA Division I baseball championship tournament in which Oregon State University captured its second consecutive national title.
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C.
2006 College World Series
The 2006 College World Series was the NCAA Division I baseball championship tournament in which the Oregon State Beavers captured their first national title.
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D.
2005 College World Series
The 2005 College World Series was the NCAA Division I baseball championship tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska, featuring the nation’s top college teams competing for the national title.
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E.
2014 College World Series
The 2014 College World Series was the NCAA Division I baseball championship tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska, featuring the nation’s top college teams competing for the national title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
College World Series
ⓘ
NCAA Division I baseball tournament ⓘ |
| bracket |
Bracket 1
ⓘ
Bracket 2 ⓘ |
| category |
2008 in baseball
ⓘ
Baseball in Nebraska ⓘ College World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | Fresno State Bulldogs baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championSeed | 4 (Bracket 2) ⓘ |
| championTitleCount | 1 ⓘ |
| city | Omaha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfChampion | Mike Batesole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionType | Collegiate national championship ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 2008-06-25 ⓘ |
| finalSeriesResult | Fresno State 2–1 Georgia ⓘ |
| finalsFormat | Best-of-three championship series ⓘ |
| gender | Men's ⓘ |
| hostCityStreak | Omaha has hosted the College World Series continuously since 1950 ⓘ |
| level | NCAA Division I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Omaha, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayer | Steve Detwiler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayerTeam | Fresno State Bulldogs baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 2009 College World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUpset | Fresno State became one of the lowest-seeded teams ever to win the NCAA baseball title NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 8 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | National Collegiate Athletic Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 2007 College World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioBroadcaster | Westwood One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Georgia Bulldogs baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpCWSAppearancesCount | 6 ⓘ |
| seasonOf | 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season ⓘ |
| sport | Baseball ⓘ |
| startDate | 2008-06-14 ⓘ |
| state | Nebraska ⓘ |
| team |
Florida State Seminoles baseball
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fresno State Bulldogs baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia Bulldogs baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ LSU Tigers baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ Miami Hurricanes baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina Tar Heels baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ Rice Owls baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanford Cardinal baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionBroadcaster |
ESPN
NERFINISHED
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ESPN2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentFormat | Double-elimination brackets and best-of-three finals ⓘ |
| venue | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2008 College World Series Description of subject: The 2008 College World Series was the NCAA Division I baseball championship tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska, featuring the nation’s top college teams competing for the national title.
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