| 100% | MIKEBROWN | 9 | Lakers head coach who served after 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | MIKEDANTONI | 11 | L.A. Lakers head coach who succeeded the interim coach who followed 27-Across in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 50% | REXRYAN | 7 | NFL head coach who recruited 18-Across in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 45% | SANDYBRONDELLO | 14 | Head coach of the 16-Across who also led the Phoenix Mercury to their 2014 championship: 2 wds. |
| 45% | PHILJACKSON | 11 | Lakers head coach from 1999 to 2004 and from 2005 to 2011: 2 wds. |
| 44% | BILLBELICHICK | 13 | New England Patriots head coach who illegally videotaped the Jets in 2007: 2 wds. |
| 43% | NICKSIRIANNI | 12 | Eagles head coach who led his team to victory in the 2025 Super Bowl: 2 wds. |
| 42% | CHUCKDALY | 9 | Two-time NBA championship-winning head coach who won Olympic gold with Team USA in 1992: 2 wds. |
| 42% | GREGGPOPOVICH | 13 | Five-time NBA championship-winning head coach who won Olympic gold with Team USA in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 42% | STEVEKERR | 9 | Four-time NBA championship-winning head coach who won Olympic gold with Team USA in 2024: 2 wds. |
| 41% | TOMFLORES | 9 | Raiders/Seahawks head coach who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Sunday: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MAGICJOHNSON | 12 | Three-time NBA MVP who became head coach of the Lakers in 1994: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BILLBELICHICK | 13 | American football coach who has won five Super Bowls as the head coach: 2 wds. |
| 41% | CHUCKNOLL | 9 | American football coach who has won four Super Bowls as the head coach: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LUKEWALTON | 10 | Head coach of the L.A. Lakers since 2016 and coach of 41-Across since 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | PHILJACKSON | 11 | Former head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers who is a practicing Buddhist: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JOEMAZZULLA | 11 | 28-Across head coach who is the youngest to win the NBA Finals since Bill Russell in 1969 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | JAYJOHNSON | 10 | Head coach of 35-Across who won league championships with the University of Nevada in 2015 and the University of Arizona in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | PATTYGASSO | 10 | University of Oklahoma softball head coach who won her sixth Women's College World Series in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MARKDAIGNEAULT | 14 | Oklahoma City Thunder head coach who was voted NBA Coach of the Year for the 2023-24 season (2 wds.) |
| 35% | PAULMAURICE | 11 | Florida Panthers head coach who led the team to the Stanley Cup Final in both of his first two seasons (2 wds.) |
| 35% | RICKTOCCHET | 11 | Vancouver Canucks head coach who was honored with the NHL's Jack Adams Award for coach of the year in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ZACTAYLOR | 9 | Head coach of the 2022 Super Bowl runner-up Cincinnati Bengals, who is the second-youngest NFL head coach (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ANDYREID | 8 | Head coach of the 21-Across/36-Across since 2013 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | KATHRYNSMITH | 12 | American football coach who has been actively involved as a full-time female coach in NFL history and has most recently served for the Buffalo Bills: 2 wds. |
| 34% | JIMLEHRER | 9 | "PBS NewsHour" anchor who served in the Marine Corps: 2 wds. |
| 34% | LEEMARVIN | 9 | "Cat Ballou" star who served in the Marine Corps: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DANHURLEY | 9 | Head coach of 13-Across who was named Naismith Coach of the Year in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | STABLEBOY | 9 | Lad who looks after horses: 2 wds. |
| 34% | WILLHARDY | 9 | First-time NBA head coach hired by the 46-Across in 2022: 2 wds. |