| 100% | IOWASTATE | 9 | The Cyclones of the Big 12 Conference: 2 wds. |
| 64% | IOWASTATE | 9 | The Cyclones of the Big 12 |
| 63% | ISU | 3 | The Cyclones of the Big 12 Conf. |
| 63% | ISU | 3 | The Cyclones of the Big 12: Abbr. |
| 63% | OSU | 3 | The Cowboys of the Big 12 Conference |
| 63% | BAYLOR | 6 | The Bears of the Big 12 Conference |
| 63% | KSTATE | 6 | The Wildcats of the Big 12 Conference, informally |
| 63% | KSU | 3 | The Wildcats of the Big 12 Conference (Abbr.) |
| 60% | TCU | 3 | The Horned Frogs of the Big 12 Conference (Abbr.) |
| 57% | AMES | 4 | Home of the Big 12's Cyclones |
| 56% | AMES | 4 | Home city of the Big 12's Cyclones |
| 56% | ISU | 3 | Home of the Big 12's Cyclones (Abbr.) |
| 56% | AMES | 4 | Iowa home of the Big 12's Cyclones |
| 55% | MICHIGANSTATE | 13 | 2014 Rose Bowl team from the Big Ten conference: 2 wds. |
| 54% | FINALEXAM | 9 | Big test at the end of the semester: 2 wds. |
| 52% | OSU | 3 | The Cowboys of NCAA's Big 12 Conference (Abbr.) |
| 51% | KANSAS | 6 | The Jayhawks of the Big 12 |
| 51% | MIAMI | 5 | The Hurricanes of the Big East Conference |
| 51% | PITT | 4 | The Panthers of the Big East Conference |
| 51% | VILLANOVA | 9 | The Wildcats of the Big East Conference |
| 51% | KSU | 3 | The Wildcats of the Big 12 Conf. |
| 51% | OSU | 3 | The Cowboys of the Big 12 Conf. |
| 50% | UCONN | 5 | The Huskies of the Big East Conference, familiarly |
| 50% | KSTATE | 6 | The Wildcats of the Big 12, familiarly (Hyph.) |
| 50% | OSU | 3 | The Cowboys of the Big 12, for short |
| 50% | JIMPARSONS | 10 | Star of "The Big Bang Theory": 2 wds. |
| 50% | BENNYGOODMAN | 12 | Big-band leader and jazz clarinetist called the "King of Swing": 2 wds. |
| 49% | TCU | 3 | The Horned Frogs of the N.C.A.A.’s Big 12 Conference, for short |
| 48% | LINCOLNCENTER | 13 | Big Apple performing arts locale now on the site where some of 15-Across was filmed: 2 wds. |
| 48% | NEWYORK | 7 | The Big Apple, which is home to the Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |