WBB dataset loaders — Other

load_wbb_pbp

Release: espn_womens_college_basketball_pbp · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/espn_womens_college_basketball_pbp/play_by_play_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
game_play_number	Int32	Game play number
id	Int64	Unique play identification number
sequence_number	Int32	Sequence number representing a shot-possession (V3 PBP).
type_id	Int32	Type identifier (numeric).
type_text	String	Play type text, passed through verbatim from ESPN. ESPN labels the free-throw play type "MadeFreeThrow" for made AND missed free throws; filter makes vs. misses with scoring_play, not type_text.
text	String	Text description of the play / record.
away_score	Int32	Away team score at the time of the play.
home_score	Int32	Home team score at the time of the play.
period_number	Int32	Numeric period (1-4 for quarters; 5+ for OT).
period_display_value	String	Period display label (e.g. '1st Quarter', 'OT').
clock_display_value	String	Game clock display string (e.g. '8:32').
scoring_play	Boolean	TRUE if the play resulted in points scored.
score_value	Int32	Point value of the attempt (1 / 2 / 3), carried even on misses (a missed free throw still shows 1); use scoring_play to identify points actually scored.
wallclock	String	Wallclock.
shooting_play	Boolean	TRUE if the play was a shooting attempt.
coordinate_x_raw	Float64	X coordinate as returned by the API before any adjustment.
coordinate_y_raw	Float64	Y coordinate as returned by the API before any adjustment.
points_attempted	Int32	Point value at stake on the shot attempt (3 for threes, 2 for other field goals, 1 for free throws), from the ESPN play type.
short_description	String	Shortened version of ESPN's play description text, without score context.
team_id	Int32	Unique team identifier.
athlete_id_1	Int32	Primary athlete identifier (e.g. shooter).
athlete_id_2	Int32	Secondary athlete identifier (e.g. assister / fouler).
game_id	Int32	Unique game identifier.
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
season_type	Int32	Season type (1=pre-season, 2=regular season, 3=postseason, 4=off-season for ESPN; or string label for WNBA Stats).
home_team_id	Int32	Unique identifier for the home team.
home_team_name	String	Home team name.
home_team_mascot	String	Home team mascot.
home_team_abbrev	String	Home team three-letter abbreviation.
home_team_name_alt	String	Alternate versions of the home team abbreviation
away_team_id	Int32	Unique identifier for the away team.
away_team_name	String	Away team name.
away_team_mascot	String	Away team mascot.
away_team_abbrev	String	Away team three-letter abbreviation.
away_team_name_alt	String	Alternate versions of the away team abbreviation
game_spread	Float64	Game spread in (-X Team) format. There are almost none, I would recommend not trusting any of these three columns
home_favorite	Boolean	Logical (TRUE/FALSE) indicating whether the home team is favored
game_spread_available	Boolean	Logical (TRUE/FALSE) indicating whether the spread was available from ESPN. Basically, I would just not recommend using any of the spread information, I think I defaulted a lot of them to -2.5 for the home team. Most games probably do not have spread information. This column should really be listed first
home_team_spread	Float64	The game spread with respect to the home team
qtr	Int32	Quarter of the game
time	String	Time left within the period
clock_minutes	Int32	Clock minutes split from seconds for developer convenience
clock_seconds	Int32	Clock seconds split from minutes for developer convenience
home_timeout_called	Boolean	Flag set on plays where a timeout was charged to the home team.
away_timeout_called	Boolean	Flag set on plays where a timeout was charged to the away team.
half	Int32	Half of the game
game_half	Int32	Half of the game
lag_qtr	Int32	A lag column on the quarter
lead_qtr	Int32	A lead column on the quarter
lag_half	Int32	A lag column on the half
lead_half	Int32	A lead column on the half
start_quarter_seconds_remaining	Int32	Quarter seconds remaining at the start of the play (these are more or less code artifacts from other sports, but may eventually be used more seriously)
start_half_seconds_remaining	Int32	Game half seconds remaining at the start of the play (these are more or less code artifacts from other sports, but may eventually be used more seriously)
start_game_seconds_remaining	Int32	Game seconds remaining at the start of the play (''')
end_quarter_seconds_remaining	Int32	Quarter seconds remaining at the end of the play (''')
end_half_seconds_remaining	Int32	Game half seconds remaining at the end of the play (''')
end_game_seconds_remaining	Int32	Game seconds remaining at the end of the play (''')
period	Int32	Period of the game (1-4 quarters; 5+ for OT).
coordinate_x	Float64	X coordinate on the court (half-court layout).
coordinate_y	Float64	Y coordinate on the court (half-court layout).
game_date	Date	Game date (YYYY-MM-DD).
game_date_time	Datetime(time_unit='us', time_zone='America/New_York')	Game start date/time (ISO 8601).
espn_home_wp	Float64	ESPN's own published win probability for the home team (0-1), carried through unchanged.
espn_tie_percentage	Float64	ESPN's published tie probability; present in the feed but always 0.0 in the published asset.
espn_away_wp	Float64	ESPN's own published win probability for the away team (0-1), carried through unchanged.
athlete_name_1	String	Display name of the first athlete in the ESPN play participants (e.g., the shooter on a shot attempt).
athlete_name_2	String	Display name of the second athlete in the ESPN play participants (e.g., the assisting player), when present.
athlete_name_3	String	Display name of the third athlete in the ESPN play participants, when present.
pregame_home_prob	Float64	Model's pre-game win probability for the home team (0-1), constant within a game.
home_win_prob	Float64	Home win probability - pre-game prediction (0-1).

load_wbb_pbp(seasons=2024)

load_wbb_schedule

Release: espn_womens_college_basketball_schedules · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/espn_womens_college_basketball_schedules/wbb_schedule_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
id	Int32	Unique play identification number
uid	String	ESPN UID string.
date	String	Date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
attendance	Float64	Reported attendance.
time_valid	Boolean	Time valid.
neutral_site	Boolean	Neutral site.
conference_competition	Boolean	Conference competition.
play_by_play_available	Boolean	Whether play-by-play data is available.
recent	Boolean	Recent.
start_date	String	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD).
broadcast	String	Broadcast information string.
highlights	String	Game highlight urls.
notes_type	String	Notes type.
notes_headline	String	Notes headline.
broadcast_market	String	Broadcast market label (e.g. 'national', 'home').
broadcast_name	String	Broadcast name.
type_id	Int32	Type identifier (numeric).
type_abbreviation	String	Play type abbreviation
venue_id	Int32	Unique venue identifier.
venue_full_name	String	Venue full name.
venue_address_city	String	Venue address city.
venue_address_state	String	Venue address state / region.
venue_indoor	Boolean	TRUE if the venue is indoors.
status_clock	Float64	Status clock.
status_display_clock	String	Status display clock.
status_period	Float64	Status period.
status_type_id	Int32	Unique identifier for status type.
status_type_name	String	Status type name.
status_type_state	String	Status type state.
status_type_completed	Boolean	Status type completed.
status_type_description	String	Status type description.
status_type_detail	String	Status type detail.
status_type_short_detail	String	Status type short detail.
format_regulation_periods	Float64	Format regulation periods.
home_id	Int32	Unique identifier for home.
home_uid	String	Home team's uid.
home_location	String	Home team's location.
home_name	String	Home name.
home_abbreviation	String	Home team's abbreviation.
home_display_name	String	Home display name.
home_short_display_name	String	Home short display name.
home_color	String	Color code (hex) for home.
home_alternate_color	String	Color code (hex) for home alternate.
home_is_active	Boolean	Home team's is active.
home_venue_id	Int32	Unique identifier for home venue.
home_logo	String	Home team logo URL.
home_conference_id	Int32	Unique identifier for home conference.
home_score	Int32	Home team score at the time of the play.
home_winner	Boolean	Home team's winner.
home_current_rank	Float64	Poll ranking ESPN listed for the home team at game time (unranked teams carry a sentinel value).
home_linescores	String	Period-by-period scores for the home team as a delimited string from ESPN's schedule feed.
home_records	String	Record strings (overall and split records) for the home team from ESPN's schedule feed.
away_id	Int32	Unique identifier for away.
away_uid	String	Away team's uid.
away_location	String	Away team's location.
away_name	String	Away name.
away_abbreviation	String	Away team's abbreviation.
away_display_name	String	Away display name.
away_short_display_name	String	Away short display name.
away_color	String	Color code (hex) for away.
away_alternate_color	String	Color code (hex) for away alternate.
away_is_active	Boolean	Away team's is active.
away_venue_id	Int32	Unique identifier for away venue.
away_logo	String	Away team logo URL.
away_conference_id	Int32	Unique identifier for away conference.
away_score	Int32	Away team score at the time of the play.
away_winner	Boolean	Away team's winner.
away_current_rank	Float64	Poll ranking ESPN listed for the away team at game time (unranked teams carry a sentinel value).
away_linescores	String	Period-by-period scores for the away team as a delimited string from ESPN's schedule feed.
away_records	String	Record strings (overall and split records) for the away team from ESPN's schedule feed.
game_id	Int32	Unique game identifier.
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
season_type	Int32	Season type (1=pre-season, 2=regular season, 3=postseason, 4=off-season for ESPN; or string label for WNBA Stats).
status_type_alt_detail	String	Status type alt detail.
tournament_id	Int32	ESPN tournament identifier.
groups_id	Int32	Unique identifier for groups.
groups_name	String	Groups name.
groups_short_name	String	Groups short name.
groups_is_conference	Boolean	Groups is conference.
game_json	Boolean	Whether processed game JSON is available.
game_json_url	String	URL to the processed game JSON.
has_game_json	Boolean	Whether the raw game JSON payload exists in the raw store for this game.
game_json_raw_url	String	raw.githubusercontent.com URL of the game's raw JSON payload in wehoop-wbb-raw.
game_rosters_json_url	String	raw.githubusercontent.com URL of the game's rosters JSON payload in wehoop-wbb-raw.
has_game_rosters_json	Boolean	Whether the rosters JSON payload exists in the raw store for this game.
officials_json_url	String	raw.githubusercontent.com URL of the game's officials JSON payload in wehoop-wbb-raw.
has_officials_json	Boolean	Whether the officials JSON payload exists in the raw store for this game.
game_date_time	Datetime(time_unit='us', time_zone='America/New_York')	Game start date/time (ISO 8601).
game_date	Date	Game date (YYYY-MM-DD).
PBP	Boolean	Whether play-by-play data is available.
team_box	Boolean	Team box.
player_box	Boolean	Player box.
in_shots	Boolean	Whether the game is represented in the built shots dataset.
in_game_rosters	Boolean	Whether the game is represented in the built game-rosters dataset.
in_officials	Boolean	Whether the game is represented in the built officials dataset.

load_wbb_schedule(seasons=2024)

load_wbb_ratings

Release: wbb_ratings · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/wbb_ratings/wbb_ratings_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
season	Int64	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
team_id	String	Unique team identifier.
adj_o	Float64	Adj o.
adj_d	Float64	Adj d.
adj_em	Float64	Adj em.
adj_tempo	Float64	Opponent-adjusted tempo in possessions per 40 minutes, produced by the same fixed-point adjustment as the efficiencies applied to game possessions under the additive model poss = tempo_i + tempo_j minus the league baseline.
raw_o	Float64	Raw o.
raw_d	Float64	Raw d.
games	Int64	Games played.
rank	Int64	Whether to include statistical ranks in the returned table.
adj_em_z	Float64	Within-season z-score of adj_em, computed as adj_em minus the season mean divided by the season standard deviation over every team in the frame, so it is mean 0 and standard deviation 1 per season.

load_wbb_ratings(seasons=2025)

load_wbb_game_rosters

Release: espn_womens_college_basketball_game_rosters · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/espn_womens_college_basketball_game_rosters/game_rosters_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
game_id	Int32	Unique game identifier.
team_id	Int32	Unique team identifier.
team_slug	String	URL-safe team identifier (e.g. 'lasvegas-aces' / 'aces').
team_abbreviation	String	Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS').
team_display_name	String	Full team display name.
home_away	String	Game venue label ('home' or 'away').
athlete_id	Int32	Unique athlete identifier (ESPN).
athlete_uid	String	ESPN athlete UID (universal identifier).
athlete_guid	String	ESPN athlete GUID.
athlete_display_name	String	Athlete display name (full).
athlete_short_name	String	Athlete short display name.
athlete_first_name	String	Player first name; athlete_detail = TRUE only.
athlete_last_name	String	Athlete last name.
athlete_jersey	String	Athlete jersey number.
athlete_position	String	Athlete position.
athlete_headshot	String	URL of the player's ESPN headshot image on a.espncdn.com, whose filename is the athlete_id; null when ESPN publishes no headshot for that player.
starter	Boolean	TRUE if the player was in the starting lineup; FALSE otherwise.
did_not_play	Boolean	TRUE if the player did not appear in the game.
active	Boolean	TRUE if the row represents an active record (player / team / season).
ejected	Boolean	TRUE if the player was ejected from the game.
reason	String	Reason.

load_wbb_game_rosters(seasons=2026)

load_wbb_officials

Release: espn_womens_college_basketball_officials · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/espn_womens_college_basketball_officials/officials_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
game_id	Int32	Unique game identifier.
official_id	Int32	Unique official / referee identifier.
official_uid	String	ESPN's globally unique resource identifier for the official, read from the core-api items[] uid key; that payload never ships it, so the column is null for every published row.
official_full_name	String	ESPN's fullName for the official, falling back to displayName when fullName is absent; ESPN sometimes ships it with a middle initial or a doubled internal space, so it is not simply first plus last name.
official_display_name	String	ESPN's displayName for the official, which is identical to official_full_name in every published row of the released data.
official_first_name	String	The official's given name as ESPN splits it out separately from the full name, excluding any middle initial that appears in official_full_name.
official_last_name	String	The official's surname as ESPN splits it out; joined to official_first_name it reconstructs roughly 98 percent of official_full_name values, the rest differing by middle initials or spacing.
official_order	Int32	ESPN's 1-based sequence of the official within that game's crew listing, unique within a game and running 1 to 3 for the standard three-person crew.
position_name	String	Listed roster position ('Guard', 'Forward', 'Center').
position_display_name	String	Position display name.

load_wbb_officials(seasons=2026)

load_wbb_rosters

Release: espn_womens_college_basketball_rosters · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/espn_womens_college_basketball_rosters/rosters_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
team_id	Int32	Unique team identifier.
team_slug	String	URL-safe team identifier (e.g. 'lasvegas-aces' / 'aces').
team_abbreviation	String	Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS').
team_display_name	String	Full team display name.
team_short_display_name	String	Short team display name (e.g. 'Aces').
team_color	String	Team primary color (hex without leading '#').
team_alternate_color	String	Team alternate color (hex without leading '#').
team_logo	String	Team logo image URL.
athlete_id	String	Unique athlete identifier (ESPN).
uid	String	ESPN UID string.
guid	String	Stable cross-league team GUID.
full_name	String	Player's full name.
display_name	String	Display name.
short_name	String	Short display name.
first_name	String	Player's first name.
last_name	String	Player's last name.
jersey	String	Jersey number worn by the player.
position_abbreviation	String	Position abbreviation ('G' / 'F' / 'C').
position_name	String	Listed roster position ('Guard', 'Forward', 'Center').
position_id	String	Unique position identifier.
height	String	Player height (string e.g. '6-2' or inches).
weight	String	Player weight in pounds.
age	String	Player age (in years).
date_of_birth	String	Date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD).
birth_place_city	String	Birth place city.
birth_place_state	String	Birth place state.
birth_place_country	String	Birth place country.
experience_years	String	Experience years.
experience_display_value	String	Experience display value.
headshot_href	String	Headshot image URL.
headshot_alt	String	Alternative-text label for the headshot.
link_web	String	Web link / URL.
status_id	String	Status identifier.
status_name	String	Status label.
status_type	String	Status type.

load_wbb_rosters(seasons=2026)

load_wbb_shots

Release: espn_womens_college_basketball_shots · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/espn_womens_college_basketball_shots/shots_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
game_id	Int32	Unique game identifier.
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
period_number	Int32	Numeric period (1-4 for quarters; 5+ for OT).
clock_display_value	String	Game clock display string (e.g. '8:32').
team_id	Int32	Unique team identifier.
athlete_id_1	Int32	Primary athlete identifier (e.g. shooter).
athlete_id_2	Int32	Secondary athlete identifier (e.g. assister / fouler).
type_id	Int32	Type identifier (numeric).
type_text	String	Display text for the type field.
scoring_play	Boolean	TRUE if the play resulted in points scored.
score_value	Int32	Point value of the play (2 / 3 / 1).
coordinate_x	Float64	X coordinate on the court (half-court layout).
coordinate_y	Float64	Y coordinate on the court (half-court layout).
coordinate_x_raw	Float64	X coordinate as returned by the API before any adjustment.
coordinate_y_raw	Float64	Y coordinate as returned by the API before any adjustment.
athlete_name_1	String	Display name of the shooter credited on the attempt in ESPN's play participants.
athlete_name_2	String	Display name of the second athlete tied to the attempt (typically the assister), when present.
team_name	String	Full team display name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces').
team_mascot	String	Mascot/nickname of the shooting team from ESPN's team record.
team_abbrev	String	Abbreviation for team.

load_wbb_shots(seasons=2026)

load_wbb_standings

Release: espn_womens_college_basketball_standings · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/espn_womens_college_basketball_standings/standings_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
group_id	Int32	ESPN group id.
group_name	String	Group name (conference / division).
group_abbreviation	String	Group abbreviation.
group_short_name	String	Short display name of the conference or division grouping the row belongs to.
team_id	Int32	Unique team identifier.
team_uid	String	ESPN universal team identifier (UID format 's:40~l:...~t:...').
team_slug	String	URL-safe team identifier (e.g. 'lasvegas-aces' / 'aces').
team_location	String	Team city or location string.
team_name	String	Full team display name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces').
team_abbreviation	String	Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS').
team_display_name	String	Full team display name.
team_short_display_name	String	Short team display name (e.g. 'Aces').
team_color	String	Team primary color (hex without leading '#').
team_alternate_color	String	Team alternate color (hex without leading '#').
team_logo	String	Team logo image URL.
stat_name	String	Internal stat key.
stat_display_name	String	Stat display name.
stat_short_display_name	String	Short human-readable stat name.
stat_description	String	ESPN's longer wording for the standings stat, for example Overall Record for the Team Season Record entry and Current Streak for Streak; null for stats ESPN ships without one, such as vs AP Top 25.
stat_abbreviation	String	ESPN's abbreviation for the standings stat, such as GB, OPP PPG or VS CONF; always populated and matching stat_short_display_name for about 90 percent of rows.
stat_type	String	Stat type code (e.g. "win", "loss").
display_value	String	Display-formatted value.
value	Float64	Numeric or string value field.

load_wbb_standings(seasons=2026)

load_wbb_schedule_crosswalk

Release: wbb_crosswalk · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/wbb_crosswalk/wbb_schedule_crosswalk_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
game_date	Date	Game date (YYYY-MM-DD).
home_espn_team_id	Int32	ESPN home team id (NA for bart-only rows).
away_espn_team_id	Int32	ESPN away team id (NA for bart-only rows).
espn_game_id	String	ESPN game id (NA for bart-only rows).
bart_muid	String	Torvik muid (NA for espn-only rows).
bart_team1	String	Torvik team1 name (NA for espn-only rows).
bart_team2	String	Torvik team2 name (NA for espn-only rows).
bart_winner	String	Torvik winner name (NA for espn-only rows).
fox_game_id	String	Fox game id (NA placeholder).
yahoo_game_id	String	Yahoo game id (NA placeholder).
match_method	String	Combination of matched sources, e.g. "fox+bart" / "fox_only" / "bart_only" / "espn_only".
match_confidence	Float64	Jaro-Winkler score or 1 for exact (NA if none).

load_wbb_schedule_crosswalk(seasons=2026)

load_wbb_groups

Release: wbb_groups · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/wbb_groups/wbb_groups.parquet

Coverage

One season-less file: one row per group lineage (the league, subdivisions, conferences, divisions) with the first and last season it had members. group_id is SDV's own id (e.g. wbb:big-east) and names a lineage: a rename that keeps continuity keeps the id, a new body gets a new one, and notes records each call. Seasons are the ENDING year (2025 = the 2024-25 season).

Returns

col_name	type	description
league	String	League code of the table ("wbb"); the prefix of every group_id in it.
group_id	String	SDV group id, {league}:{slug}. It names a lineage: renames that keep continuity keep the id, and a new body (a new conference, or a merger the sources treat as new) gets a new one.
level	String	Hierarchy level of the group: "league", "subdivision", "conference" or "division".
first_season	Int32	First season in which the group had at least one member (ENDING year: 2025 = the 2024-25 season).
last_season	Int32	Last season in which the group had at least one member (ENDING year: 2025 = the 2024-25 season).
notes	String	Builder notes on the group: the lineage decisions behind its group_id and any source caveats.

load_wbb_groups()

load_wbb_group_seasons

Release: wbb_groups · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/wbb_groups/wbb_group_seasons.parquet

Coverage

One season-less file: one row per group per season it existed, with its name, short name, abbreviation and parent group AS OF that season (never today's label applied to the past) and its member count. season is the ENDING year (2025 = the 2024-25 season).

Returns

col_name	type	description
league	String	League code of the table ("wbb"); the prefix of every group_id in it.
group_id	String	SDV group id, {league}:{slug}. It names a lineage: renames that keep continuity keep the id, and a new body (a new conference, or a merger the sources treat as new) gets a new one.
season	Int32	Season the row describes (ENDING year: 2025 = the 2024-25 season).
level	String	Hierarchy level of the group: "league", "subdivision", "conference" or "division".
name	String	Full name of the group as of that season -- the label in use then, not today's name.
short_name	String	Short display name of the group as of that season.
abbreviation	String	Abbreviation of the group as of that season.
parent_group_id	String	group_id one level up as of that season (division -> conference -> subdivision -> league); null at the top level or where no higher group applied that season.
n_teams	Int32	Number of member teams in the group that season.

load_wbb_group_seasons()

load_wbb_group_aliases

Release: wbb_groups · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/wbb_groups/wbb_group_aliases.parquet

Coverage

One season-less file: every name, abbreviation, slug and source id that a source (espn, ncaa, sdv) uses for a group, each with the seasons it is valid for (valid_from / valid_to, inclusive; null = unbounded). Match a source's conference or division label here to reach group_id.

Returns

col_name	type	description
league	String	League code of the table ("wbb"); the prefix of every group_id in it.
group_id	String	SDV group id, {league}:{slug}. It names a lineage: renames that keep continuity keep the id, and a new body (a new conference, or a merger the sources treat as new) gets a new one.
source	String	Source that uses this label or id (in this table: espn, ncaa, sdv); "sdv" marks SDV's own labels.
source_id	String	The source's own id for the group (ESPN group id, NCAA conf_id, CFBD id, MLB division id) when it has one; null otherwise.
name_kind	String	Kind of label in value: "name", "short_name", "abbreviation", "slug" or "code".
value	String	The label exactly as the source writes it; match a source's conference or division label against it to reach group_id.
valid_from	Int32	First season the alias is valid for, inclusive (ENDING year: 2025 = the 2024-25 season); null = unbounded.
valid_to	Int32	Last season the alias is valid for, inclusive (ENDING year: 2025 = the 2024-25 season); null = unbounded (still in use).

load_wbb_group_aliases()