| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | Brockport | NY | 6-6-0 | -4.73 | -5.2 | -41 |
| 1852 | Sonoma Academy | CA | 5-7-0 | -4.74 | -2.3 | -45 |
| 1853 | Wade Hampton | SC | 9-7-0 | -4.74 | -6.3 | -7 |
| 1854 | Peninsula | CA | 5-9-0 | -4.74 | 1.0 | -10 |
| 1855 | Shelby County | KY | 13-6-0 | -4.74 | -11.5 | -67 |
| 1856 | Woods Cross | UT | 4-15-0 | -4.79 | 7.4 | -13 |
| 1857 | St. Johnsbury Academy | VT | 4-6-0 | -4.82 | -2.4 | +153 |
| 1858 | Francis Scott Key | MD | 4-9-0 | -4.82 | 4.3 | -39 |
| 1859 | Cypress Creek | FL | 6-7-0 | -4.83 | -4.4 | -9 |
| 1860 | Viewpoint | CA | 8-7-0 | -4.83 | -2.9 | +6 |
| 1861 | Hanover | NH | 4-4-0 | -4.85 | -6.0 | -199 |
| 1862 | Anthony Wayne | OH | 9-9-0 | -4.90 | -4.8 | -39 |
| 1863 | South County | VA | 2-14-0 | -4.90 | 7.6 | -2 |
| 1864 | DuPont Manual | KY | 8-7-0 | -4.92 | -5.4 | -67 |
| 1865 | Gilford | NH | 3-6-0 | -4.93 | 0.3 | -6 |
| 1866 | Corinth Holders | NC | 7-14-0 | -4.97 | 2.3 | -19 |
| 1867 | Marlboro | NJ | 8-6-0 | -4.98 | -7.5 | -28 |
| 1868 | Trinity Episcopal | VA | 2-14-0 | -4.98 | 8.5 | -6 |
| 1869 | Hylton | VA | 8-6-0 | -4.98 | -10.3 | +195 |
| 1870 | Scotia-Glenville | NY | 8-8-0 | -4.99 | -5.1 | -76 |
| 1871 | Westwood | NJ | 7-10-0 | -5.02 | -2.0 | -20 |
| 1872 | Steward | VA | 3-9-0 | -5.02 | 3.6 | -31 |
| 1873 | Syracuse | UT | 8-10-0 | -5.03 | -2.2 | -208 |
| 1874 | Lewiston | ME | 2-5-0 | -5.03 | 2.5 | +51 |
| 1875 | L'Anse Creuse | MI | 10-5-0 | -5.04 | -11.3 | -166 |