| 100% | OSU | 3 | The Buckeyes of the Big Ten, in brief |
| 84% | MSU | 3 | The Spartans of the Big Ten, in brief |
| 72% | OSU | 3 | The Buckeyes of the Big Ten, for short |
| 71% | OSU | 3 | Buckeyes of the Big Ten |
| 65% | OSU | 3 | Home of the Big Ten's Buckeyes: Abbr. |
| 65% | OHIO | 4 | Home state of the Big Ten's Buckeyes |
| 64% | OSU | 3 | Home of the Big Ten Conference's Buckeyes, briefly |
| 63% | IOWA | 4 | One of 14 in the Big Ten |
| 61% | MIDWEST | 7 | Home of many schools in the Big Ten Conference |
| 59% | IOWA | 4 | The Hawkeyes of the Big Ten |
| 58% | MSU | 3 | The Spartans of the Big Ten (Abbr.) |
| 58% | UCLA | 4 | The Bruins of the Big Ten: Abbr. |
| 58% | UCLA | 4 | The Bruins of the Big Ten Conf. |
| 55% | OHIO | 4 | ____ State of the Big Ten |
| 55% | MSU | 3 | Spartans of the Big Ten Conf. |
| 54% | OHIOSTATE | 9 | Big Ten East football team who played the University of Washington in the 2019 49-Across (2 wds.) |
| 54% | TERPS | 5 | They joined the Big Ten in '14 |
| 54% | IOWA | 4 | Home of the Big Ten's Hawkeyes |
| 54% | NOLA | 4 | The Big Easy, in brief |
| 54% | CEO | 3 | The big boss, in brief |
| 54% | UCLA | 4 | The Bruins of the Big Ten (and no longer of the Pac-12): Abbr. |
| 53% | UCLA | 4 | Sch. moving to the Big Ten in 2024 |
| 53% | UCLA | 4 | Sch. that joined the Big Ten in 2024 |
| 53% | IOWA | 4 | Home state of the Big Ten's Hawkeyes |
| 53% | EQUIFAX | 7 | One of the Big Three in credit reports |
| 53% | ANNARBOR | 8 | Home of the Big House in college football |
| 53% | MAIN | 4 | Name of the biggest street in town, often |
| 53% | OSU | 3 | The Big Ten's Buckeyes (Abbr.) |
| 53% | SEEJUSTICEDOZE | 14 | View the effects of a big lunch in court? |
| 53% | BAIN | 4 | ___ & Company (one of the Big Three in management consulting) |