| 100% | DEANSMITH | 9 | University of North Carolina basketball coach who led the US men's basketball team to Olympic gold in 1976: 2 wds. |
| 76% | BOBKNIGHT | 9 | Indiana University coach who led the US men's basketball team to Olympic gold in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 75% | MIKEKRZYZEWSKI | 14 | Duke University basketball coach who led the US men's basketball team to Olympic gold in 2008, 2012, and 2016: 2 wds. |
| 66% | DAWNSTALEY | 10 | Three-time NCAA national championship-winning coach who led the US women's basketball team to Olympic gold in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 66% | TARAVANDERVEER | 14 | Three-time NCAA national championship-winning coach who led the US women's basketball team to Olympic gold in 1996: 2 wds. |
| 66% | PATSUMMITT | 10 | Eight-time NCAA national championship-winning coach who led the US women's basketball team to Olympic gold in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 42% | SYLVIAHATCHELL | 14 | Hall of Fame women's basketball coach formerly at the University of North Carolina who has over 1,000 career wins: 2 wds. |
| 41% | WOLFPACK | 8 | Nickname of the North Carolina State University men's basketball team who defeated North Carolina in the 2023-'24 Atlantic Coast Conference championship game |
| 41% | STEVESPURRIER | 13 | Former NFL coach who coached the University of South Carolina football team from 2005 to 2015 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | DAWNSTALEY | 10 | University of South Carolina women's basketball coach who was named Naismith Coach of the Year in 2020, 2022, and 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | KIMMULKEY | 9 | Coach of 41-Across who is the only coach in women's college basketball to win national championships with two teams (2 wds.) |
| 40% | KIMMULKEY | 9 | Coach of the 40-Across who is the only coach in women's college basketball to win national championships with two teams (2 wds.) |
| 39% | PAULMAURICE | 11 | Florida Panthers head coach who led the team to the Stanley Cup Final in both of his first two seasons (2 wds.) |
| 38% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | Actor who played Samuel Gerard, the man who leads a team of U.S. Marshals in 18a: 3 wds. |
| 38% | NICKSIRIANNI | 12 | Eagles head coach who led his team to victory in the 2025 Super Bowl: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CLINTDEMPSEY | 12 | Soccer player who achieved a hat trick for the US Men's National Team in 2015 and 2017: 2 wds. |
| 37% | TARAVANDERVEER | 14 | Stanford University women's basketball coach who was named Naismith Coach of the Year in 1990, 2011, and 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | GENESTALLINGS | 13 | Former NFL coach who coached the University of Alabama football team from 1990 to 1996 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | CYCLONES | 8 | Nickname of the Iowa State University men's basketball team who defeated Houston in the 2023-'24 Big 12 Conference championship game |
| 36% | DABOSWINNEY | 11 | Clemson University football coach who's the highest paid public employee in South Carolina: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CHUCKNOLL | 9 | NFL coach who led the Steelers to four Super Bowl victories in six years: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DOROTHYHAMILL | 13 | 1976 figure skating gold medalist who who competed in season 16 of "Dancing With the Stars" (but withdrew due to injury): 2 wds. |
| 35% | PATSUMMITT | 10 | University of Tennessee women's basketball coach who was named Naismith Coach of the Year in 1987, 1989, 1994, 1998, and 2004 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | NICKSABAN | 9 | University of Alabama football coach who's the highest paid public employee in Alabama: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JIMHARBAUGH | 11 | University of Michigan football coach who's the highest paid public employee in Michigan: 2 wds. |
| 35% | KERR | 4 | Steve who coached the US men's basketball team at the Paris Olympics |
| 34% | EVANLYSACEK | 11 | American figure skater who won gold in men's singles at the 2010 Olympic Games: 2 wds. |
| 34% | TESSAJOHNSON | 12 | Freshman guard who was the leading scorer for the South Carolina Gamecocks in the final game of the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament (2 wds.) |
| 34% | GAMECOCKS | 9 | Nickname of the University of South Carolina women's basketball team who defeated Louisiana State in the 2023-'24 Southeast Conference championship game |
| 34% | SHERYLSWOOPES | 13 | 2017 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who won three Olympic gold medals with Team USA: 2 wds. |