| 100% | METS | 4 | Baseball team whose original full name is rarely used |
| 46% | RAYS | 4 | Tampa Bay baseball team whose name is a homophone of "raise" |
| 40% | METS | 4 | Baseball team whose manager is Terry Collins |
| 40% | METS | 4 | Baseball team whose home field is in Queens |
| 39% | NATS | 4 | Baseball team whose mascot is Screech the eagle, familiarly |
| 39% | REDSOX | 6 | Baseball team whose mascot is Wally the Green Monster |
| 38% | CLEVELAND | 9 | City whose major league baseball team was once named the Naps |
| 37% | METS | 4 | New York baseball team whose uniforms are blue and orange |
| 37% | MRT | 3 | Actor whose original name was Laurence Tureaud |
| 37% | LIONS | 5 | NFL team whose mascot is named Roary |
| 36% | EDDIEMONEY | 10 | Rock singer whose original last name was Mahoney |
| 36% | LIONS | 5 | Detroit NFL team whose mascot is named Roary |
| 36% | STORM | 5 | Seattle WNBA team whose name is a weather event |
| 36% | RADIOHEAD | 9 | "Creep" band whose original name was On a Friday |
| 35% | RAVENS | 6 | N.F.L. team whose name is a literary reference |
| 35% | PEARLJAM | 8 | "Jeremy" band whose original name was Mookie Blaylock: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ORIOLE | 6 | Colorful bird that Baltimore's baseball team is named for |
| 35% | DREAM | 5 | WNBA team whose name was inspired by an MLK speech |
| 35% | SEATTLESEAHAWKS | 15 | Pro team whose mascot is a blue bird named Blitz |
| 35% | METS | 4 | Team whose mascot's head is a baseball |
| 35% | ILLINI | 6 | College team whose name is its home state minus two letters |
| 35% | GREENDAY | 8 | "American Idiot" band whose original name was Sweet Children: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BEACHBOYS | 9 | "Good Vibrations" band whose original name was the Pendletones: 2 wds. |
| 35% | UTES | 4 | College team whose mascot is a red-tailed hawk named Swoop |
| 35% | ORIOLE | 6 | State bird of Maryland, for which a baseball team was named |
| 35% | THENATURAL | 10 | Baseball film whose protagonist uses a bat named Wonderboy |
| 34% | DIL | 3 | Rugrats character whose full name is Dylan |
| 34% | THEPACERS | 9 | NBA team whose name is a nod to auto and horse racing |
| 34% | EAGLE | 5 | Member of the N.F.L. team whose mascot is named Swoop |
| 34% | REM | 3 | Band whose original members' last names were Stipe, Berry, Buck, and Mills |