| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Circle | KS | 12-3-1 | 1.27 | -8.1 | -48 |
| 1977 | Cambridge Academy | SC | 11-10-0 | 1.27 | -0.9 | -9 |
| 1978 | Wheeler | GA | 2-12-0 | 1.25 | 14.6 | -8 |
| 1979 | Elgin | IL | 7-10-3 | 1.23 | 3.5 | -1 |
| 1980 | Portal | GA | 11-7-0 | 1.22 | -5.4 | -8 |
| 1981 | Durant | OK | 9-5-2 | 1.21 | -1.7 | -8 |
| 1982 | Peach County | GA | 17-2-0 | 1.21 | -11.9 | -3 |
| 1983 | Alamosa | CO | 9-6-0 | 1.20 | -1.3 | -7 |
| 1984 | Stuarts Draft | VA | 11-3-3 | 1.18 | -8.9 | -400 |
| 1985 | Tonganoxie | KS | 10-6-0 | 1.18 | -2.6 | -14 |
| 1986 | Grass Lake | MI | 10-3-3 | 1.14 | -6.7 | -1 |
| 1987 | James River | VA | 10-9-0 | 1.14 | 0.1 | -312 |
| 1988 | North Shore Country Day | IL | 7-6-1 | 1.12 | 0.2 | +149 |
| 1989 | Doherty | CO | 6-9-0 | 1.12 | 5.1 | -6 |
| 1990 | Jacksonville | IL | 11-14-0 | 1.10 | 3.0 | +16 |
| 1991 | Alton | IL | 3-19-0 | 1.09 | 14.2 | +63 |
| 1992 | Christian Fellowship | MO | 10-6-0 | 1.09 | -3.8 | +3 |
| 1993 | Portage | WI | 11-6-1 | 1.08 | -4.0 | +101 |
| 1994 | Douglas County | CO | 2-12-0 | 1.07 | 15.0 | -5 |
| 1995 | Hanahan | SC | 10-10-0 | 1.07 | 0.2 | +241 |
| 1996 | Oshkosh North | WI | 4-8-2 | 1.07 | 5.6 | -22 |
| 1997 | West Brunswick | NC | 5-14-2 | 1.07 | 9.9 | -56 |
| 1998 | Tallwood | VA | 4-8-0 | 1.06 | 6.9 | -43 |
| 1999 | Conant | IL | 6-9-2 | 1.06 | 5.4 | -1 |
| 2000 | Spartanburg | SC | 5-14-3 | 1.02 | 9.8 | -6 |