Triple
T8660768
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Western Michigan University |
E205540
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasSportsTeam |
P330
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Western Michigan Broncos men’s basketball
Western Michigan Broncos men’s basketball is the NCAA Division I men’s basketball program representing Western Michigan University, competing in the Mid-American Conference.
|
E748946
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Western Michigan Broncos men’s basketball | Statement: [Western Michigan University, hasSportsTeam, Western Michigan Broncos men’s basketball]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Michigan Broncos men’s basketball Context triple: [Western Michigan University, hasSportsTeam, Western Michigan Broncos men’s basketball]
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A.
Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey
Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey is the NCAA Division I men's ice hockey program representing Western Michigan University, competing in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference and known for producing professional-level talent.
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B.
Northern Michigan Wildcats men's basketball
The Northern Michigan Wildcats men's basketball team is the NCAA Division II college basketball program of Northern Michigan University, known in part for having Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo as a former player.
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C.
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball is the NCAA Division I program of Michigan State University, historically prominent for its national championships and Final Four appearances under legendary coach Tom Izzo.
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D.
Northern Michigan Wildcats women's basketball
Northern Michigan Wildcats women's basketball is the NCAA Division II women's basketball program representing Northern Michigan University and competing in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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E.
Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of the University of Michigan, known for its rich history, Big Ten Conference competition, and multiple Final Four and national championship game appearances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Western Michigan Broncos men’s basketball Triple: [Western Michigan University, hasSportsTeam, Western Michigan Broncos men’s basketball]
Generated description
Western Michigan Broncos men’s basketball is the NCAA Division I men’s basketball program representing Western Michigan University, competing in the Mid-American Conference.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Michigan Broncos men’s basketball Target entity description: Western Michigan Broncos men’s basketball is the NCAA Division I men’s basketball program representing Western Michigan University, competing in the Mid-American Conference.
-
A.
Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey
Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey is the NCAA Division I men's ice hockey program representing Western Michigan University, competing in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference and known for producing professional-level talent.
-
B.
Northern Michigan Wildcats men's basketball
The Northern Michigan Wildcats men's basketball team is the NCAA Division II college basketball program of Northern Michigan University, known in part for having Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo as a former player.
-
C.
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball is the NCAA Division I program of Michigan State University, historically prominent for its national championships and Final Four appearances under legendary coach Tom Izzo.
-
D.
Northern Michigan Wildcats women's basketball
Northern Michigan Wildcats women's basketball is the NCAA Division II women's basketball program representing Northern Michigan University and competing in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
-
E.
Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of the University of Michigan, known for its rich history, Big Ten Conference competition, and multiple Final Four and national championship game appearances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca8350897c819086cde7596fbe5fe7 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc48701c748190a5f7bd9e2da0e5e9 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 10:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ceccfda1dc8190a3b93b1c7e813f33 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cece8d530081908f5a52d5d76bd414 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 8:16 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cecf7c66308190b9fb87bc0ab510a8 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 8:20 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:30 p.m.