| title contender | 11.85 | Definite title contender. | ||
| medal contender | 8.82 | Witty and Boutiette are medal contenders. | ||
| championship contender | 6.98 | They are not a championship contender. | ||
| playoff contender | 6.52 | They are a playoff contender. | ||
| heavyweight contender | 3.36 | Heavyweight contender Michael Moorer. | ||
| wild-card contender | 1.18 | Such is the lot of a wild-card contender, yet it is enough. | ||
| gold-medal contender | 1.12 | The U.S. team is considered a gold-medal contender. | ||
| pennant contender | 1.05 | Beware, NL pennant contenders. | ||
| year contender | 0.92 | Now they are contenders every year. | ||
| season contender | 0.86 | The Astros have the look of a certain contender next season. | ||
| opposition contender | 0.59 | Three leading opposition contenders lost their races by wide margins. | ||
| world contender | 0.53 | British boxing promoter Frank Warren on Tuesday announced the signing of three world title contenders. | ||
| conference contender | 0.46 | An even matchup of two conference contenders. | ||
| division contender | 0.39 | Their progress should have the division contenders, whoever they are, concerned. | ||
| national-title contender | 0.33 | The upsets make room for some teams not usually tagged as national-title contenders. | ||
| national-championship contender | 0.26 | USC has been lauded as a national-championship contender for several reasons. | ||
| week contender | 0.26 | Her length and strength should make her a prime contender this week. |