| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Oakmont | CA | 11-6-0 | -4.37 | -9.3 | -8 |
| 1877 | Conant | IL | 9-9-0 | -4.37 | -4.2 | -18 |
| 1878 | Concordia Lutheran | TX | 2-3-0 | -4.37 | -0.8 | -18 |
| 1879 | Vicksburg | MI | 5-8-0 | -4.39 | -0.7 | -78 |
| 1880 | Woodside | CA | 11-4-0 | -4.39 | -13.4 | -13 |
| 1881 | Kuna | ID | 5-8-0 | -4.41 | 0.6 | -15 |
| 1882 | Bellefonte | PA | 10-6-0 | -4.43 | -7.5 | -39 |
| 1883 | New Milford | CT | 4-10-0 | -4.43 | 3.1 | +54 |
| 1884 | Pine Creek | CO | 6-9-0 | -4.44 | 4.6 | -14 |
| 1885 | Stuyvesant | NY | 5-6-0 | -4.47 | -2.0 | -14 |
| 1886 | Trinity | PA | 5-8-0 | -4.47 | -0.2 | -1 |
| 1887 | Viewpoint | CA | 8-7-0 | -4.48 | -2.5 | +21 |
| 1888 | Hamden | CT | 7-12-0 | -4.49 | 0.9 | -78 |
| 1889 | Sonoma Academy | CA | 5-7-0 | -4.51 | -2.0 | -9 |
| 1890 | Patrick Henry | VA | 5-9-0 | -4.51 | 0.4 | -29 |
| 1891 | Sauk Prairie | WI | 0-6-0 | -4.51 | 13.6 | -- |
| 1892 | Bishop Eustace Prep | NJ | 7-7-0 | -4.52 | -4.9 | +8 |
| 1893 | Caravel Academy | DE | 4-11-0 | -4.52 | 3.2 | -5 |
| 1894 | Boise | ID | 5-10-0 | -4.52 | 2.2 | -20 |
| 1895 | Grossmont | CA | 4-4-0 | -4.52 | -4.2 | -22 |
| 1896 | Portola | CA | 11-8-0 | -4.53 | -5.4 | -24 |
| 1897 | H Howell | NJ | 5-9-0 | -4.53 | 1.0 | -4 |
| 1898 | Fayetteville | AR | 9-7-0 | -4.54 | -5.3 | -21 |
| 1899 | Trinity Episcopal | VA | 2-14-0 | -4.54 | 9.0 | -16 |
| 1900 | Issaquah | WA | 0-9-0 | -4.56 | 13.0 | -21 |