| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | Starmount | NC | 21-3-0 | 7.55 | -7.6 | -73 |
| 1852 | Altoona | PA | 12-6-0 | 7.55 | 3.4 | -239 |
| 1853 | Parkway South | MO | 8-16-3 | 7.54 | 12.5 | +122 |
| 1854 | Lawrence North | IN | 4-11-2 | 7.54 | 14.8 | +139 |
| 1855 | South Shore Charter Public | MA | 7-4-2 | 7.53 | 1.7 | +722 |
| 1856 | Willowbrook | IL | 8-7-0 | 7.52 | 7.4 | +57 |
| 1857 | Monmouth Academy | ME | 14-3-2 | 7.52 | -2.7 | -78 |
| 1858 | Montpelier | VT | 10-6-0 | 7.52 | 3.2 | +202 |
| 1859 | East Carteret | NC | 15-4-0 | 7.49 | -5.1 | +216 |
| 1860 | Firelands | OH | 14-4-0 | 7.48 | -2.6 | -50 |
| 1861 | Garnet Valley | PA | 11-9-0 | 7.48 | 6.4 | +108 |
| 1862 | John Glenn | NY | 16-1-1 | 7.48 | -6.1 | -601 |
| 1863 | Trinity | NC | 19-4-1 | 7.46 | -3.0 | -173 |
| 1864 | Kelly | IL | 8-8-1 | 7.46 | 6.9 | +36 |
| 1865 | Farmington | MN | 11-7-1 | 7.46 | 4.6 | -1 |
| 1866 | Natick | MA | 7-7-3 | 7.46 | 7.2 | -39 |
| 1867 | N Newark/Seneca | IL | 13-1-0 | 7.46 | -5.9 | -135 |
| 1868 | Pleasant Valley | PA | 12-7-1 | 7.45 | 3.9 | -382 |
| 1869 | Tantasqua Regional | MA | 15-4-3 | 7.44 | -0.7 | -319 |
| 1870 | Christ the King | NC | 15-4-1 | 7.44 | -1.6 | -220 |
| 1871 | North Valleys | NV | 11-6-3 | 7.43 | 3.9 | +423 |
| 1872 | Minneapolis Southwest | MN | 9-8-1 | 7.42 | 6.8 | +39 |
| 1873 | Gateway | PA | 12-7-0 | 7.42 | 3.4 | -37 |
| 1874 | New Bedford | MA | 8-7-4 | 7.41 | 6.3 | +18 |
| 1875 | Castle View | CO | 9-5-2 | 7.40 | 4.7 | -303 |