Build a wide, one-row-per-team-per-season crosswalk linking ESPN,
Fox Sports (Bifrost), and Bart Torvik (barttorvik.com/ncaaw) women's
college basketball team identities, keyed on espn_team_id. Yahoo
columns are NA placeholders. ESPN is deduped by team_id (first
occurrence kept). Fox is joined on the full normalized mascot name (with
a curated alias bridge for cases where Fox and ESPN differ); Torvik is
joined on the normalized school/location name after a curated alias pass
for common divergences (e.g. "UConn" / "Connecticut", "Ole Miss" /
"Mississippi").
Usage
wbb_team_crosswalk(season = most_recent_wbb_season(), fox = NULL)Arguments
- season
Season year (4-digit, e.g.
2025). Defaults tomost_recent_wbb_season().- fox
An already-fetched
fox_wbb_teams_all()frame, orNULL(default) to fetch live. Accepts a pre-fetched frame to avoid the ~60-second Fox enumeration when calling repeatedly.
Value
A wehoop_data tibble, one row per ESPN team:
| col_name | types | description |
| season | integer | Season year. |
| espn_team_id | integer | ESPN team id (canonical key). |
| espn_abbreviation | character | ESPN abbreviation. |
| espn_display_name | character | ESPN display name (school + mascot). |
| espn_short_name | character | ESPN short name. |
| espn_location | character | ESPN school/location only. |
| espn_mascot | character | ESPN mascot/nickname. |
| espn_conference | character | ESPN conference name. |
| fox_team_id | character | Fox Bifrost team id (NA if unmatched). |
| fox_team_name | character | Fox team name (NA if unmatched). |
| fox_section | character | Fox conference/section label (NA if unmatched). |
| bart_team | character | Torvik team name (NA if unmatched). |
| bart_conf | character | Torvik conference abbreviation (NA if unmatched). |
| yahoo_team_id | character | Yahoo team id (NA placeholder). |
| yahoo_team_name | character | Yahoo team name (NA placeholder). |
| fox_match_confidence | numeric | 1 for matched, NA for unmatched. |
| bart_match_confidence | numeric | 1 for matched, NA for unmatched. |
| match_method | character | "fox+bart"/"fox_only"/"bart_only"/"espn_only". |
See also
Other WBB Crosswalk Functions:
load_wnba_team_crosswalk(),
wbb_player_crosswalk(),
wbb_schedule_crosswalk()
Examples
# \donttest{
try(wbb_team_crosswalk(season = 2025))
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:00.483068: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "3", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:01.196662: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "200", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:01.429161: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "226", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:01.625029: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "230", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:01.971249: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "231", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:02.282521: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "350", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:02.497237: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "351", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:02.676434: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "352", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:02.85535: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "353", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:03.027041: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "354", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:03.327826: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "355", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:03.51017: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "356", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:03.683222: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "357", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:03.859071: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "358", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:04.141218: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "359", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:04.529625: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "360", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:04.888991: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "361", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:05.092438: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "362", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:05.284207: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "363", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:05.462304: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "364", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:05.639213: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "365", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:05.837225: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "367", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:06.007928: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "368", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:06.266629: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "369", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:06.469648: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "370", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:06.640624: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "371", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:06.818549: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "372", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-09-10 00:57:06.991101: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "373", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ── WBB team crosswalk (ESPN / Fox / Torvik) ──────────────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-09-10 00:57:07 UTC
#> # A tibble: 362 × 18
#> season espn_team_id espn_abbreviation espn_display_name espn_short_name
#> <int> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 2025 2000 ACU Abilene Christian Wild… Abilene Chrstn
#> 2 2025 2005 AF Air Force Falcons Air Force
#> 3 2025 2006 AKR Akron Zips Akron
#> 4 2025 2010 AAMU Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama A&M
#> 5 2025 333 ALA Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama
#> 6 2025 2011 ALST Alabama State Lady Hor… Alabama St
#> 7 2025 2016 ALCN Alcorn State Lady Brav… Alcorn St
#> 8 2025 44 AMER American University Ea… American
#> 9 2025 2026 APP App State Mountaineers App State
#> 10 2025 9 ASU Arizona State Sun Devi… Arizona St
#> # ℹ 352 more rows
#> # ℹ 13 more variables: espn_location <chr>, espn_mascot <chr>,
#> # espn_conference <chr>, fox_team_id <chr>, fox_team_name <chr>,
#> # fox_section <chr>, bart_team <chr>, bart_conf <chr>, yahoo_team_id <chr>,
#> # yahoo_team_name <chr>, fox_match_confidence <dbl>,
#> # bart_match_confidence <dbl>, match_method <chr>
# }