| 100% | ANNARBOR | 8 | Seat of the University of Michigan, US |
| 78% | TUCSON | 6 | US city; seat of the University of Arizona |
| 73% | TACOMA | 6 | City and seaport in Washington, US; seat of the University of Puget Sound |
| 70% | STOCKTON | 8 | Inland port in California, US, on the San Joaquin River; seat of the University of the Pacific |
| 68% | PALOALTO | 8 | US city south-east of San Francisco near the seat of Stanford University |
| 65% | GERALDFORD | 10 | 38th US president (1974-1977) who was on the varsity football team at the University of Michigan: 2 wds. |
| 64% | ARBOR | 5 | Ann ___ (home of the University of Michigan) |
| 63% | ANN | 3 | ___ Arbor, Michigan (home of the University of Michigan) |
| 63% | ANNARBOR | 8 | Home of the University of Michigan: 2 wds. |
| 61% | BERKELEY | 8 | City on San Francisco Bay; seat of the University of California |
| 59% | ANN | 3 | ___ Arbor (city that's home to the University of Michigan) |
| 58% | LARAMIE | 7 | US city that houses the University of Wyoming |
| 58% | ANN | 3 | ___ Arbor, city west of Detroit, home to the University of Michigan |
| 58% | SASHA | 5 | Obama daughter who's a student at the University of Michigan |
| 58% | BLUE | 4 | "Let's Go ___" (fight song associated with the University of Michigan) |
| 57% | ANN | 3 | With 4-Down, city that's home to the University of Michigan |
| 57% | BLAIR | 5 | Selma ___, "Hellboy" actress who was studied psychology from the University of Michigan |
| 56% | MIDWEST | 7 | Part of the US where Michigan and Missouri are |
| 55% | FORD | 4 | University of Michigan football standout Gerald ___, who became president of the United States |
| 55% | PUBLICIVVV | 10 | Informal group that includes the Universities of California, Michigan and Virginia |
| 54% | JIMHARBAUGH | 11 | Former NFL coach who has coached the University of Michigan football team since 2015 (2 wds.) |
| 53% | HBCU | 4 | The oldest in the U.S. is Cheyney University of Pennsylvania |
| 53% | MIDWEST | 7 | Part of the US where Nebraska and Michigan are |
| 53% | JIMHARBAUGH | 11 | University of Michigan football coach who's the highest paid public employee in Michigan: 2 wds. |
| 53% | ARBOR | 5 | Ann ___ (the University of Michigan's city) |
| 52% | CHAMPAIGN | 9 | City in Illinois, US, home to the University of Illinois with sister city Urbana |
| 50% | STPAULS | 7 | Seat of the Bishop of London |
| 49% | LONDON | 6 | Seat of the Government of the United Kingdom |
| 48% | ORONO | 5 | Home of the University of Maine |