| 100% | NETS | 4 | N.B.A. team whose fans include the Brooklyn Brigade |
| 46% | SEATTLESEAHAWKS | 15 | N.F.L. team whose fans are known as the 12s |
| 45% | CHICAGOBULLS | 12 | NBA team whose name includes the symbol of a sign of the zodiac (Taurus): 2 wds. |
| 45% | MINNESOTATWINS | 14 | MLB team whose name includes the symbol of a sign of the zodiac (Gemini): 2 wds. |
| 45% | DETROITLIONS | 12 | NFL team whose name includes the symbol of a sign of the zodiac (Leo): 2 wds. |
| 44% | ADENINE | 7 | DNA compound whose name includes the letters D, N and A |
| 41% | METS | 4 | Team whose logo includes the New York City skyline |
| 41% | NETS | 4 | Brooklyn N.B.A. team |
| 41% | NETS | 4 | N.B.A. team originally called the Americans |
| 39% | SONICS | 6 | N.B.A. team coached in the '70s by Bill Russell |
| 39% | CELTS | 5 | N.B.A. team with the most Hall-of-Famers, familiarly |
| 39% | NETS | 4 | Team whose logo is a basketball with a B |
| 39% | TOR | 3 | N.B.A. team with the slogan “We the North,” on scoreboards |
| 38% | STEPH | 5 | The N.B.A.'s Curry, to fans |
| 38% | STEELERS | 8 | N.F.L. team whose fans wave Terrible Towels |
| 38% | BIGE | 4 | The N.B.A.'s Elvin Hayes, to fans |
| 38% | DRJ | 3 | The N.B.A.’s Julius Erving, to fans |
| 37% | SONICS | 6 | Seattle's former N.B.A. team, to fans |
| 37% | RPI | 3 | N.Y. sch. whose team is the Engineers |
| 37% | MAVS | 4 | N.B.A. team that shares an arena with the N.H.L.'s Stars, familiarly |
| 36% | MIAMIHEAT | 9 | NBA team whose logo includes a flaming basketball: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TORONTORAPTORS | 14 | Canadian team in the N.B.A. |
| 36% | MIAMIHEAT | 9 | Southernmost team in the N.B.A. |
| 36% | THEKEYSTONE | 11 | Comedy team whose silent films include Hoffmeyer's Legacy and The Bangville Police |
| 36% | THECRISIS | 9 | The N.A.A.C.P.’s official magazine (since 1910), whose founding editor was W. E. B. Du Bois |
| 36% | JAZZ | 4 | N.B.A. team with a non-plural name |
| 36% | LALAKERS | 8 | N.B.A. team with a 1980s "Showtime" era |
| 36% | NETS | 4 | N.B.A. team that recently agreed to its first trade with the Knicks in over 40 years |
| 35% | TENNESSEETITANS | 15 | Football team whose logo’s flames are a nod to the myth of Prometheus |