1976 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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The 1976 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual national championship tournament in U.S. college basketball that famously concluded with the Indiana Hoosiers completing an undefeated season.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1976 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament canonical | 2 |
| 1976 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6510584 — 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: 1976 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Context triple: [Phil Sellers, participantIn, 1976 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]
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A.
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.
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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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C.
1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
The 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament was the national championship event of the 1962–63 college basketball season, notable for Loyola Chicago's historic title run and significant impact on the racial integration of the sport.
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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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E.
1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
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.
- 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: 1976 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Target entity description: The 1976 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual national championship tournament in U.S. college basketball that famously concluded with the Indiana Hoosiers completing an undefeated season.
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
The 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament was the national championship event of the 1962–63 college basketball season, notable for Loyola Chicago's historic title run and significant impact on the racial integration of the sport.
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D.
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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E.
1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1976 NCAA men's Division I basketball championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendance | 249555 ⓘ |
| champion | Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championCoach | Bob Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championSeasonRecord | 32–0 ⓘ |
| championshipGameScore | Indiana 86–68 Michigan ⓘ |
| championTitleCount | 3 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| division | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| endDate | 1976-03-29 ⓘ |
| finalFourAppearanceCount_Indiana | 5 ⓘ |
| finalFourAppearanceCount_Michigan | 2 ⓘ |
| finalFourAppearanceCount_Rutgers | 1 ⓘ |
| finalFourAppearanceCount_UCLA | 10 ⓘ |
| finalFourCity | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalFourTeams |
Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
NERFINISHED
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Michigan Wolverines men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ UCLA Bruins men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalFourVenue | The Spectrum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthPlace | Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| level | college ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayer | Kent Benson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayerTeam | Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextTournament | 1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFact | Last time as of the mid-2010s that an NCAA Division I men's champion finished the season undefeated ⓘ |
| notableFor | Indiana completing an undefeated season ⓘ |
| numberOfGames | 32 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 32 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | National Collegiate Athletic Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousTournament | 1975 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionalsIncluded |
East Regional
NERFINISHED
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Mideast Regional NERFINISHED ⓘ Midwest Regional NERFINISHED ⓘ West Regional NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Michigan Wolverines men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpTitleGameCount | 2 ⓘ |
| seasonOf | 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| semifinalMatchup |
Indiana vs UCLA
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Michigan vs Rutgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1976-03-13 ⓘ |
| televisionBroadcaster | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlace | UCLA Bruins men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceGameScore | UCLA 106–92 Rutgers ⓘ |
| typeOfCompetition | single-elimination tournament ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1976 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Description of subject: The 1976 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual national championship tournament in U.S. college basketball that famously concluded with the Indiana Hoosiers completing an undefeated season.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
1976 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament
1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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