| 100% | KRZYZEWSKI | 10 | "Coach K" of N.C.A.A. men's basketball fame |
| 62% | UCLA | 4 | Holder of the longest winning streak in N.C.A.A. men's basketball history (88 games) |
| 57% | JOHNWOODEN | 10 | Basketball Hall of Fame coach honored on a 2024 U.S. postage stamp (2 wds.) |
| 56% | UCONN | 5 | 2023 N.C.A.A. men's basketball champs |
| 54% | UCLA | 4 | Sch. with the most N.C.A.A. men's basketball championships (11) |
| 53% | LSU | 3 | N.C.A.A. women's basketball champs of 2023, for short |
| 49% | ACC | 3 | Hotbed of N.C.A.A. basketball |
| 48% | KANSAS | 6 | ___ Jayhawks men's basketball team which is a part of the NCAA Division I |
| 48% | UTAH | 4 | ___ Utes men's basketball team which is a part of the NCAA Division I |
| 47% | KATZ | 4 | Eponym of a famed N.Y.C. deli |
| 47% | UTES | 4 | "Runnin'" team of N.C.A.A. Division I college basketball |
| 47% | RUPP | 4 | Winningest N.C.A.A. basketball coach |
| 46% | PITINO | 6 | Richard, head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team and son of Richard, head coach of the Iona Gaels |
| 45% | UCONN | 5 | N.C.A.A. women's basketball powerhouse |
| 44% | IBA | 3 | Basketball Hall of Fame coach Hank |
| 44% | SLOAN | 5 | Basketball Hall of Fame coach Jerry |
| 44% | DEAN | 4 | Basketball Hall of Fame coach Smith |
| 44% | PHILJACKSON | 11 | 2007 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who coached the Bulls and the Lakers to a total of 11 NBA championships (2 wds.) |
| 44% | PLAYIN | 6 | Opening-round game of the N.C.A.A. basketball tournament |
| 44% | LAB | 3 | Every member of the C.I.A.'s K-9 unit |
| 43% | DEANSMITH | 9 | University of North Carolina basketball coach who led the US men's basketball team to Olympic gold in 1976: 2 wds. |
| 43% | COACHK | 6 | Leader of five N.C.A.A. basketball championships for Duke, informally |
| 43% | LEBEAU | 6 | Coach Dick in the N.F.L. Hall of Fame |
| 43% | RUPP | 4 | Coach Adolph in the Basketball Hall of Fame |
| 43% | PAT | 3 | Basketball coach Summitt in the Hall of Fame |
| 43% | PAT | 3 | Coach Summitt in the Basketball Hall of Fame |
| 43% | OLSON | 5 | Hall of Fame basketball coach Lute |
| 43% | TARA | 4 | Hall of Fame basketball coach VanDerveer |
| 43% | TARAVANDERVEER | 14 | Hall of Fame women's basketball coach at Stanford who has over 1,000 career wins: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TINATHOMPSON | 12 | 2018 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who was a nine-time WNBA All-Star: 2 wds. |