| 100% | ANGELO | 6 | Texas’s ___ State University |
| 79% | DELTA | 5 | Mississippi's ___ State University |
| 79% | ALCORN | 6 | Mississippi's ___ State University |
| 79% | WEBER | 5 | Utah's ___ State University |
| 78% | ANGELO | 6 | Texas' ___ State University |
| 76% | PECAN | 5 | Texas's state tree |
| 76% | CHILI | 5 | Texas's state dish |
| 76% | RODEO | 5 | Texas's state sport |
| 74% | RUTGERS | 7 | New Jersey's state university |
| 71% | BLUEBONNET | 10 | Texas’s colorful state flower |
| 71% | TEMPE | 5 | Arizona State University's home |
| 71% | AMES | 4 | Iowa State University's city |
| 71% | AMES | 4 | Iowa State University's home |
| 71% | AMES | 4 | Iowa State University's location |
| 71% | TEMPE | 5 | Arizona State University's city |
| 70% | OHIO | 4 | Bowling Green State University's state |
| 68% | MINN | 4 | St. Cloud State University's state: Abbr. |
| 66% | STAR | 4 | Symbol on Texas's state flag |
| 66% | ELON | 4 | Tar Heel State university |
| 65% | ACC | 3 | Duke and Florida State University's athletic organization: Abbr. |
| 65% | ALABAMA | 7 | State that's home to Auburn University |
| 65% | LONGHORNS | 9 | Nickname of the University of Texas women's basketball team who defeated Iowa State in the 2023-'24 Big 12 Conference championship game |
| 64% | OHIO | 4 | Wilberforce University's state |
| 64% | ORONOMAINE | 10 | State university locale |
| 64% | BOWIE | 5 | ___ State University, HBCU located in Maryland's fifth most populous city |
| 64% | WACO | 4 | Texas city that's home to Baylor University |
| 63% | UTAH | 4 | State that's home to Brigham Young University |
| 63% | ALA | 3 | State that's home to Auburn University: Abbr. |
| 63% | SALEM | 5 | State capital that’s home to Willamette University |
| 63% | ILL | 3 | University of Chicago's state: Abbr. |