| 100% | RIVAL | 5 | University of Michigan, to Ohio State |
| 59% | RIVAL | 5 | Ohio State, to Michigan, in college football |
| 59% | EASTLANSING | 11 | Home of Michigan State University |
| 58% | EAST | 4 | ___ Lansing (home of Michigan State University) |
| 58% | FORD | 4 | University of Michigan football standout Gerald ___, who became president of the United States |
| 55% | THE | 3 | Word that Ohio State University tried to trademark in 2019 |
| 55% | THE | 3 | Article that Ohio State University surprisingly managed to trademark in 2022 |
| 51% | ANNARBOR | 8 | University of Michigan home |
| 51% | MAIZE | 5 | University of michigan shade |
| 51% | ANNARBOR | 8 | University of Michigan city |
| 50% | ANNARBOR | 8 | University of Michigan's home |
| 50% | SASHAOBAMA | 10 | University of Michigan enrollee of 2019 |
| 48% | ANN | 3 | ___ Arbor, University of Michigan's locale |
| 48% | BOBCAT | 6 | University of Ohio athlete |
| 47% | ARBOR | 5 | Ann ___ (the University of Michigan's city) |
| 46% | RIVALS | 6 | Michigan and Ohio State, e.g. |
| 46% | ILL | 3 | University of Chicago's state: Abbr. |
| 46% | DAWGS | 5 | University of Georgia athletes, to fans |
| 46% | EASTLANSINGMI | 13 | Home of Michigan State |
| 45% | DAWG | 4 | University of Georgia athlete, to a fan |
| 45% | ADA | 3 | Home to Ohio Northern University |
| 44% | SASHA | 5 | Obama daughter who's a student at the University of Michigan |
| 44% | BLUE | 4 | "Let's Go ___" (fight song associated with the University of Michigan) |
| 44% | HAYES | 5 | Governor who helped found Ohio State University |
| 43% | WOLVERINES | 10 | University of Michigan team whose football stadium has a capacity of over 100,000 |
| 43% | UTAH | 4 | State of torn university hat |
| 43% | BLAIR | 5 | Selma ___, "Hellboy" actress who was studied psychology from the University of Michigan |
| 43% | ADA | 3 | Town that's home to Ohio Northern University |
| 43% | SAILON | 6 | Order to the "Ship of State" |
| 43% | ALERTNESS | 9 | State of paying attention to something |