1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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The 1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual national championship tournament in U.S. college basketball that concluded with Kentucky winning the title.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7094908 — 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: 1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Context triple: [1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, nextTournament, 1978 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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1976 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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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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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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.
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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.
- 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: 1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Target entity description: The 1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual national championship tournament in U.S. college basketball that concluded with Kentucky winning the title.
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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.
1976 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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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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.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1978 NCAA men's Division I basketball championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendance | 223557 ⓘ |
| champion | Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championConference | Southeastern Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGameDate | 1978-03-27 ⓘ |
| coachOfChampion | Joe B. Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachTitleCount | 1 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| division | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| endDate | 1978-03-27 ⓘ |
| finalCity | St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalFourCity | St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalFourCountOfChampion | 5 ⓘ |
| finalFourTeam |
Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NERFINISHED
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Duke Blue Devils men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalFourVenue | The Checkerdome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalScore | Kentucky 94–88 Duke ⓘ |
| finalVenue | The Checkerdome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | single-elimination tournament ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| hostCityOfFinal | St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | college ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayer | Jack Givens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayerTeam | Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer | Jack Givens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfFinalFourAppearancesForDuke | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 32 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | National Collegiate Athletic Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
East Regional
NERFINISHED
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Mideast Regional NERFINISHED ⓘ Midwest Regional NERFINISHED ⓘ West Regional ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Duke Blue Devils men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpConference | Atlantic Coast Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonOf | 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season ⓘ |
| semifinalist |
Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NERFINISHED
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1978-03-11 ⓘ |
| televisionBroadcaster | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCountOfChampion | 5 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Description of subject: The 1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual national championship tournament in U.S. college basketball that concluded with Kentucky winning the title.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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