| 100% | SABAN | 5 | Nick ___, college football coach with the most national titles (seven, as of 2023) |
| 49% | SABAN | 5 | Nick ___, college football great with seven national titles |
| 39% | SABAN | 5 | Nick of college football who was twice A.P. Coach of the Year |
| 37% | JIMBOEHEIM | 10 | College basketball coach who has won 946 games with the Syracuse Orange as of 3/20/19: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SABAN | 5 | Football coach Nick with five national championships |
| 36% | BARRYSWITZER | 12 | Football coach who won three National Championships with the University of Oklahoma and a Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys (2 wds.) |
| 36% | JIMMYJOHNSON | 12 | Football coach who won a National Championship with the University of Miami and two Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys (2 wds.) |
| 36% | SHULA | 5 | Don with the most total wins as an NFL head coach |
| 36% | 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% | 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.) |
| 34% | MIKEKRZYZEWSKI | 14 | College basketball coach who has won 1,129 games with the Army Black Knights and the Duke Blue Devils as of 3/20/19: 2 wds. |
| 33% | PALATINE | 8 | Chicago suburb with the same name as one of Rome's seven hills |
| 33% | SCIFI | 5 | Genre of many works with "star" in the title |
| 33% | BEARBRYANT | 10 | Legendary football coach who won six national championships with the University of Alabama (including one with 18-Across and one with 35-Across) (2 wds.) |
| 33% | SCIFI | 5 | Genre of many works with "star" in the title (Hyph.) |
| 32% | SHULA | 5 | NFL coach with the most career wins |
| 32% | ESPN | 4 | Airer of the College Football Playoff National Championship |
| 32% | DONSHULA | 8 | N.F.L. coach with the most career wins |
| 31% | PAULSKENES | 10 | 35-Across pitcher named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2023 Men's College World Series (2 wds.) |
| 31% | M3GAN | 5 | The name of the sentient robot in a 2023 horror movie, as stylized in the title |
| 31% | RONALDACUNAJR | 13 | Atlanta Braves outfielder honored as the 2023 National League Most Valuable Player (3 wds.) |
| 31% | SKIPSCHUMAKER | 13 | Miami Marlins manager honored as the 2023 National League Manager of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 31% | CORBINCARROLL | 13 | Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder honored as the 2023 National League Rookie of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 31% | CINDERELLA | 10 | 2015 movie version of a classic fairy tale, with 15-Across as the title character |
| 31% | PAINHUSTLERS | 12 | 2023 Netflix crime comedy with Catherine O'Hara as the mother of a woman marketing opioids: 2 wds. |
| 31% | CANADA | 6 | Nation with the most miles of coastline |
| 31% | PUTUMAYO | 8 | River forming most of the border of Colombia with Peru also known as the Rio Ica |
| 31% | PUTUMAYO | 8 | River also known as the Rio Ica forming most of the border of Colombia with Peru |
| 30% | KAHN | 4 | Bob ___, American electrical engineer who shares the title with 1a as "the fathers of the Internet" |
| 30% | PHILJACKSON | 11 | Coach with the most NBA championships (11), with the Bulls and Lakers: 2 wds. |