| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Oakwood | OH | 10-7-0 | -5.12 | -6.9 | -66 |
| 1877 | New Milford | CT | 4-10-0 | -5.15 | 2.3 | +2 |
| 1878 | Goffstown | NH | 6-7-0 | -5.16 | -4.3 | +112 |
| 1879 | Northmont | OH | 10-7-0 | -5.18 | -7.3 | -31 |
| 1880 | Saranac Lake/Lake Placid | NY | 6-8-0 | -5.18 | -3.4 | -78 |
| 1881 | Catholic Central | MI | 1-11-0 | -5.19 | 9.5 | +36 |
| 1882 | Dublin Scioto | OH | 5-13-0 | -5.20 | 4.3 | -83 |
| 1883 | DuPont Manual | KY | 8-7-0 | -5.21 | -5.7 | -19 |
| 1884 | Woods Cross | UT | 4-15-0 | -5.22 | 7.0 | -28 |
| 1885 | Hylton | VA | 8-7-0 | -5.23 | -9.2 | -16 |
| 1886 | Whitefield Academy | GA | 6-12-0 | -5.26 | 1.2 | +7 |
| 1887 | Upper Merion Area | PA | 3-8-0 | -5.30 | 3.4 | -46 |
| 1888 | Keene | NH | 2-3-0 | -5.30 | -1.7 | -5 |
| 1889 | Middletown | RI | 5-9-0 | -5.32 | 0.0 | -62 |
| 1890 | Academic Magnet | SC | 10-8-0 | -5.33 | -7.8 | +7 |
| 1891 | Springville | UT | 10-9-0 | -5.35 | -5.1 | -- |
| 1892 | Smoky Hill | CO | 9-7-0 | -5.35 | -6.8 | +10 |
| 1893 | Troy | MI | 4-9-0 | -5.37 | 0.9 | +47 |
| 1894 | West Deptford | NJ | 9-8-0 | -5.38 | -6.0 | -12 |
| 1895 | Pickerington Central | OH | 3-17-0 | -5.42 | 7.4 | -67 |
| 1896 | Orange Lutheran | CA | 3-10-0 | -5.45 | 6.4 | +3 |
| 1897 | Wappinger | NY | 4-5-0 | -5.48 | -3.9 | -1 |
| 1898 | Hammond | SC | 5-8-0 | -5.48 | -0.9 | +6 |
| 1899 | Corinth Holders | NC | 7-14-0 | -5.49 | 1.7 | -33 |
| 1900 | Jordan | UT | 8-12-0 | -5.52 | -2.6 | +23 |