| 100% | SOX | 3 | Team from the Hub |
| 64% | FIGHTINGILLINI | 14 | College team from the land of Lincoln |
| 64% | DETROITTIGERS | 13 | Major-league team from the Motor City |
| 63% | BAMA | 4 | NCAA team from the Heart of Dixie, familiarly |
| 62% | CUT | 3 | Drop from the team |
| 62% | CUT | 3 | Release from the team |
| 62% | CUT | 3 | Released from the team |
| 62% | SPOKES | 6 | Rods that span from the hub to the rim |
| 62% | STANFORD | 8 | 2014 Rose Bowl team from the Pac-12 conference |
| 62% | NEW | 3 | ___ England Patriots, NFL team from the Greater Boston area |
| 62% | MANAGES | 7 | Runs a baseball team from the dugout, e.g. |
| 61% | BOO | 3 | Cheer from the rival team? |
| 60% | MICHIGANSTATE | 13 | 2014 Rose Bowl team from the Big Ten conference: 2 wds. |
| 59% | HIMOM | 5 | TV shout-out from the team bench |
| 58% | SFO | 3 | Hub across the Bay from OAK |
| 57% | RAYS | 4 | Team across the state from the Marlins |
| 55% | DCUNITED | 8 | Soccer team from the US capital that's won four MLS championships: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 55% | ACES | 4 | Team from Reno that's the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 55% | DETROIT | 7 | ___ Tigers, MLB team from Michigan that is known as the "Tigers" |
| 53% | KORE | 4 | Moon also known as Jupiter XLIX discovered by a team from the University of Hawaii in 2003 |
| 53% | CELTICS | 7 | NBA team from Boston who play their home games at the TD Garden |
| 53% | CANUCKS | 7 | Vancouver ___, professional ice hockey team from British Columbia who play in the NHL |
| 52% | LAKERS | 6 | NBA team from Los Angeles who play their home games at the Staples Center |
| 52% | KNIGHTS | 7 | Vegas Golden ___, professional ice hockey team from Las Vegas who play in the NHL |
| 52% | TORONTOMAPLE | 12 | ___ Leafs, professional ice hockey team from Ontario who play in the NHL: 2 wds. |
| 52% | OLYMPIANS | 9 | Indianapolis ___, extinct NBA team from Indiana whose name is inspired by the Greek Gods |
| 51% | RAYS | 4 | MLB team across the state from the Marlins |
| 51% | DURHAMBULLS | 11 | Baseball team from which a Kevin Costner movie took its name (4 of the question) |
| 48% | MIRED | 5 | Up to the hubs |
| 48% | BEANTOWN | 8 | The Hub |