| 100% | MUFFETMCGRAW | 12 | Coach of Notre Dame, the runner-up this past Tuesday: 2 wds. |
| 49% | NCAAWOMENS | 10 | With 40-Across, sport whose annual tournament was won this past Tuesday by the University of Connecticut, for the tenth time: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ZACTAYLOR | 9 | Head coach of the 2022 Super Bowl runner-up Cincinnati Bengals, who is the second-youngest NFL head coach (2 wds.) |
| 37% | HERBBROOKS | 10 | Coach of the US hockey team for the 1980 Winter Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JESSEMCCARTNEY | 14 | Pop singer with Dream Street who was the runner-up on season 3 of "The Masked Singer" as the Turtle: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ARA | 3 | ___ Parseghian, football coach of Notre Dame |
| 36% | GOLDMEDAL | 9 | Olympic prize won by Pat Summitt as coach of the 1984 US team: 2 wds. |
| 36% | LARRYBIRD | 9 | Three-time NBA MVP who became head coach of the Pacers in 1997: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MAGICJOHNSON | 12 | Three-time NBA MVP who became head coach of the Lakers in 1994: 2 wds. |
| 36% | STEVENASH | 9 | Two-time NBA MVP who became head coach of the Nets in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ARA | 3 | ___ Parseghian, former football coach of Notre Dame |
| 34% | RANDPECKNOLD | 12 | Coach of the 34-Across hockey team since 1994 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | SANDYBRONDELLO | 14 | Head coach of the 16-Across who also led the Phoenix Mercury to their 2014 championship: 2 wds. |
| 34% | RICKPITINO | 10 | Head coach of the 2013 NCAA basketball tournament champion (and an upcoming Hall of Fame inductee): 2 wds. |
| 34% | PHILJACKSON | 11 | Former head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers who is a practicing Buddhist: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ANDYREID | 8 | Head coach of the 21-Across/36-Across since 2013 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ARA | 3 | University of Notre Dame coach, Parseghian |
| 33% | OURLADY | 7 | Translation of Notre Dame, as in the cathedral |
| 33% | APSES | 5 | Notre Dame has several of these |
| 32% | OURLADY | 7 | Meaning of Notre Dame, as in the Paris cathedral |
| 32% | SEANASTIN | 9 | "The Lord of the Rings" actor who played Notre Dame football player Rudy Ruettiger in "Rudy": 2 wds. |
| 32% | RICKYWILLIAMS | 13 | 1998 Heisman Trophy winner who was the runner-up on "Celebrity Big Brother 2" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | LOU | 3 | Coach Holtz of Notre Dame |
| 32% | ARA | 3 | Coach Parseghian of Notre Dame |
| 32% | QUASIMODO | 9 | The hunchback of notre dame |
| 32% | JOHNHARBAUGH | 12 | Head coach of the Baltimore Ravens for their 2013 Super Bowl win (2 wds.) |
| 32% | DOUGPEDERSON | 12 | Head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles for their 2018 Super Bowl win (2 wds.) |
| 32% | TONYBENNETT | 11 | 2018 AP Coach of the Year who shares his name with the singer of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco": 2 wds. |
| 32% | KNUTE | 5 | Coach Rockne of Notre Dame fame |
| 32% | HUGO | 4 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame writer |