1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
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The 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the national title game in which Bob Knight's Indiana Hoosiers secured the collegiate basketball crown.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6317227 — 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: 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship Context triple: [Bob Knight, wonChampionship, 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship]
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1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
The 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the national title game in which Dean Smith's North Carolina Tar Heels, led by future stars Michael Jordan and James Worthy, secured Smith's first NCAA crown.
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1988 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 1988 NCAA men's basketball championship was the title game in which the underdog Kansas Jayhawks, led by coach Larry Brown and star forward Danny Manning, captured the national crown in a memorable "Danny and the Miracles" run.
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C.
1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
The 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the title matchup famously featuring Magic Johnson's Michigan State against Larry Bird's Indiana State, a landmark contest that greatly boosted the popularity of college basketball.
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1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the national title game in which a Jerry Lucas–led Ohio State Buckeyes team captured the collegiate basketball crown.
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E.
1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the national championship postseason tournament for U.S. men's college basketball that culminated in Marquette winning its first and only NCAA title.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship Target entity description: The 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the national title game in which Bob Knight's Indiana Hoosiers secured the collegiate basketball crown.
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A.
1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
The 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the national title game in which Dean Smith's North Carolina Tar Heels, led by future stars Michael Jordan and James Worthy, secured Smith's first NCAA crown.
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B.
1988 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 1988 NCAA men's basketball championship was the title game in which the underdog Kansas Jayhawks, led by coach Larry Brown and star forward Danny Manning, captured the national crown in a memorable "Danny and the Miracles" run.
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C.
1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
The 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the title matchup famously featuring Magic Johnson's Michigan State against Larry Bird's Indiana State, a landmark contest that greatly boosted the popularity of college basketball.
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D.
1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the national title game in which a Jerry Lucas–led Ohio State Buckeyes team captured the collegiate basketball crown.
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E.
1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the national championship postseason tournament for U.S. men's college basketball that culminated in Marquette winning its first and only NCAA title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game ⓘ |
| arena | The Spectrum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendance | 18639 ⓘ |
| broadcastType | national television broadcast ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| coachOfWinningTeam | Bob Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionCategory | national championship game ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | March 30, 1981 ⓘ |
| division | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| finalScore | Indiana 63–50 North Carolina ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| headCoachTitleCount | 2nd NCAA championship for Bob Knight ⓘ |
| hostCity | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostVenue | The Spectrum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | college ⓘ |
| loser | North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingCoach | Dean Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingTeamConference | Atlantic Coast Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingTeamNickname | Tar Heels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingTeamSeed | 2 ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayer | Isiah Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayerTeam | Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Al Wood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isiah Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Tolbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overtime | no ⓘ |
| pointMargin | 13 points ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1980 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulationLength | 40 minutes ⓘ |
| seasonOfCompetition | 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCountForWinner | 4th NCAA championship for Indiana ⓘ |
| tournamentName | 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentType | single-elimination ⓘ |
| winner | Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningCoach | Bob Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeamConference | Big Ten Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeamNickname | Hoosiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeamSeed | 3 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship Description of subject: The 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the national title game in which Bob Knight's Indiana Hoosiers secured the collegiate basketball crown.
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