| 100% | PAULMAURICE | 11 | Florida Panthers head coach who led the team to the Stanley Cup Final in both of his first two seasons (2 wds.) |
| 50% | SAMREINHART | 11 | Florida Panthers center who led the team in scoring in the regular season and scored the winning goal in Game 7 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final (2 wds.) |
| 47% | NICKSIRIANNI | 12 | Eagles head coach who led his team to victory in the 2025 Super Bowl: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MATTHEWTKACHUK | 14 | Florida Panthers winger who led the team in scoring in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs with 22 points (2 wds.) |
| 39% | DEANSMITH | 9 | University of North Carolina basketball coach who led the US men's basketball team to Olympic gold in 1976: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MIKEKRZYZEWSKI | 14 | Duke University basketball coach who led the US men's basketball team to Olympic gold in 2008, 2012, and 2016: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BOBKNIGHT | 9 | Indiana University coach who led the US men's basketball team to Olympic gold in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DAWNSTALEY | 10 | Three-time NCAA national championship-winning coach who led the US women's basketball team to Olympic gold in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TARAVANDERVEER | 14 | Three-time NCAA national championship-winning coach who led the US women's basketball team to Olympic gold in 1996: 2 wds. |
| 36% | PATSUMMITT | 10 | Eight-time NCAA national championship-winning coach who led the US women's basketball team to Olympic gold in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 36% | JOEMAZZULLA | 11 | 28-Across head coach who is the youngest to win the NBA Finals since Bill Russell in 1969 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | KIMMULKEY | 9 | Coach of 41-Across who is the only coach in women's college basketball to win national championships with two teams (2 wds.) |
| 35% | STEVENASH | 9 | Two-time NBA MVP who became head coach of the Nets in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 35% | KIMMULKEY | 9 | Coach of the 40-Across who is the only coach in women's college basketball to win national championships with two teams (2 wds.) |
| 35% | DANMARINO | 9 | Quarterback who led the Dolphins to the 1985 Super Bowl in his second year in the NFL: 2 wds. |
| 35% | RUSSELLWILSON | 13 | Quarterback who led the Seahawks to the 2014 Super Bowl in his second year in the NFL: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JOEBURROW | 9 | Quarterback who led the Bengals to the 2022 Super Bowl in his second year in the NFL: 2 wds. |
| 35% | SANDYBRONDELLO | 14 | Head coach of the 16-Across who also led the Phoenix Mercury to their 2014 championship: 2 wds. |
| 35% | CHUCKNOLL | 9 | NFL coach who led the Steelers to four Super Bowl victories in six years: 2 wds. |
| 34% | JACKIESTILES | 12 | 2016 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who was the first Division I player to score over 1,000 points in a season: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MARCUSMARIOTA | 13 | 2014 Heisman Trophy winner who led his team to the Pac-12 title: 2 wds. |
| 33% | DETROITRED | 10 | "___ Wings," American profession ice hockey team who have won the most Stanley Cup championships of NHL franchise in USA: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BOSTONBRUINS | 12 | NHL team that lost to 44-Across in the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals (2 wds.) |
| 33% | LOVIESMITH | 10 | First African-American football coach to lead a team to the Super Bowl: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ROSELAVELLE | 11 | Midfielder for the USWNT who won the Bronze Ball award and scored one of the two goals in the team's World Cup final game victory over 17-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | DONSHULA | 8 | NFL coach who guided the Dolphins to a perfect season in 1972: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MEGANRAPINOE | 12 | Co-captain of the USWNT who won the Golden Ball award and scored one of the two goals in the team's World Cup final game victory over 17-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | PAULSCHNEIDER | 13 | Actor who played the role of Mark Brendanawicz in "Parks and Recreation", a character that appeared only in the first two seasons: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JOSECANSECO | 11 | Retired ballplayer who was the first to hit 40 homers and steal 40 bases in the same season: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ROALDAMUNDSEN | 13 | Norwegian explorer who led the first expedition to the South Pole in the early 1900s: 2 wds. |