| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Medomak Valley | ME | 13-15 | -0.36 | 0.7 | -619 |
| 1877 | Leicester | MA | 7-5 | -0.37 | -5.0 | -- |
| 1878 | Shead | ME | 8-5 | -0.37 | -4.6 | -- |
| 1879 | South Plainfield | NJ | 5-6 | -0.37 | -0.2 | -- |
| 1880 | Lower Lake | CA | 3-5 | -0.38 | 0.7 | -- |
| 1881 | Brandywine | DE | 5-4 | -0.38 | -1.9 | -- |
| 1882 | Hunt | NC | 7-5 | -0.39 | -1.3 | -746 |
| 1883 | Malden Catholic | MA | 5-6 | -0.39 | 2.3 | -- |
| 1884 | Waterloo | IL | 3-9 | -0.40 | 4.8 | -- |
| 1885 | Lawrence | ME | 5-9 | -0.40 | 2.7 | -- |
| 1886 | Charleroi | PA | 9-6 | -0.41 | -5.0 | -- |
| 1887 | Patuxent | MD | 6-5 | -0.41 | -2.9 | -- |
| 1888 | Stratford | CT | 6-9 | -0.41 | 2.2 | -760 |
| 1889 | Deering | ME | 9-6 | -0.41 | -3.1 | -830 |
| 1890 | Delaware Valley | NJ | 4-8 | -0.42 | 2.9 | -- |
| 1891 | Celina | OH | 1-7 | -0.42 | 6.8 | -- |
| 1892 | West Johnston | NC | 10-12 | -0.43 | 3.0 | -753 |
| 1893 | Rutgers Prep | NJ | 6-10 | -0.43 | 1.7 | -- |
| 1894 | Annapolis | MD | 4-7 | -0.45 | 1.4 | -867 |
| 1895 | Branford | CT | 6-4 | -0.46 | -2.1 | -- |
| 1896 | Washington Academy | ME | 6-7 | -0.46 | 1.3 | -- |
| 1897 | Defiance | OH | 5-9 | -0.46 | 4.2 | -734 |
| 1898 | Christian County | KY | 4-5 | -0.46 | -1.0 | -- |
| 1899 | Union Springs | NY | 4-8 | -0.46 | 4.9 | -740 |
| 1900 | Central | MI | 6-8 | -0.46 | 2.0 | -889 |