| MSU | 2014 Rose Bowl winner, for short |
| OSU | Six-time Rose Bowl winner, for short |
| TCU | 2011 Rose Bowl winner, for short |
| USC | 25-time Rose Bowl winner, for short |
| UCLA | Five-time Rose Bowl winner, for short |
| LSU | Six-time Sugar Bowl winner, for short |
| BAMA | 1993 Sugar Bowl winner, for short |
| STANCARTER | 1971-72 Rose Bowl winner |
| TAMPA | Super Bowl XXXVII winner, for short |
| STEELE | Four-time O. Henry winner for short stories |
| STRO | 2017 World Series winner, for short |
| ESPO | Five-time Art Ross Trophy winner, for short |
| CHAMP | First-prize winner, for short |
| MLK | 1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner, for short |
| NINERS | Super Bowl XXIX winners, for short |
| BOSOX | 2018 World Series winners, for short |
| STL | 2011 World Series winners, for short |
| DEMS | "Blue wave" winners, for short |
| CHAMPS | Trophy winners, for short |
| NATS | 2019 World Series winners, for short |
