| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Lower Cape May | NJ | 5-12-0 | -5.04 | 3.1 | -38 |
| 1877 | Concord Academy | MA | 2-3-0 | -5.04 | -2.9 | -92 |
| 1878 | Rolling Meadows | IL | 7-9-0 | -5.05 | -2.8 | -4 |
| 1879 | New Milford | CT | 4-9-0 | -5.08 | 1.5 | +108 |
| 1880 | Millburn | NJ | 6-11-0 | -5.08 | -0.6 | -120 |
| 1881 | Palm Beach Central | FL | 6-9-0 | -5.10 | -0.0 | -11 |
| 1882 | West Deptford | NJ | 9-8-0 | -5.12 | -5.7 | -62 |
| 1883 | Keene | NH | 2-3-0 | -5.13 | -1.5 | -117 |
| 1884 | San Rafael | CA | 6-7-0 | -5.13 | -3.5 | -63 |
| 1885 | Pikesville | MD | 9-4-0 | -5.14 | -10.9 | -30 |
| 1886 | Camden Hills | ME | 4-6-0 | -5.20 | -2.3 | +344 |
| 1887 | Bishop Eustace Prep | NJ | 6-7-0 | -5.22 | -4.5 | +105 |
| 1888 | Nichols | NY | 3-12-0 | -5.23 | 2.5 | -35 |
| 1889 | Williamstown | NJ | 5-9-0 | -5.25 | -0.2 | -81 |
| 1890 | St. Charles East | IL | 5-11-0 | -5.25 | 0.7 | +24 |
| 1891 | Springville | UT | 10-9-0 | -5.27 | -5.0 | -198 |
| 1892 | Greece Arcadia | NY | 1-5-0 | -5.30 | 6.4 | +20 |
| 1893 | Whitefield Academy | GA | 6-12-0 | -5.31 | 1.2 | -17 |
| 1894 | Boonton | NJ | 9-8-0 | -5.35 | -6.2 | +4 |
| 1895 | O'Neill | NY | 7-7-0 | -5.36 | -5.1 | -141 |
| 1896 | Wappinger | NY | 4-5-0 | -5.38 | -3.8 | -19 |
| 1897 | Academic Magnet | SC | 10-8-0 | -5.41 | -7.9 | -10 |
| 1898 | Spring Mills | WV | 5-8-0 | -5.46 | -0.5 | -26 |
| 1899 | Orange Lutheran | CA | 3-10-0 | -5.46 | 6.4 | -20 |
| 1900 | Thousand Islands | NY | 2-3-0 | -5.49 | -2.7 | -98 |