| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Woodbridge | DE | 9-3-2 | 8.69 | 1.5 | -135 |
| 1877 | Ashland | MA | 10-6-1 | 8.69 | 5.2 | +86 |
| 1878 | Niles West | IL | 6-8-2 | 8.66 | 11.8 | -29 |
| 1879 | Ohio Valley Christian | OH | 10-1-0 | 8.66 | -5.8 | -105 |
| 1880 | New Philadelphia | OH | 10-6-2 | 8.66 | 4.9 | +159 |
| 1881 | Mott Haven | NY | 5-2-1 | 8.65 | 2.1 | -10 |
| 1882 | Notre Dame Prep | MI | 13-9-4 | 8.64 | 6.9 | -299 |
| 1883 | Principia | MO | 7-6-0 | 8.64 | 8.1 | +83 |
| 1884 | Masuk | CT | 8-3-6 | 8.64 | 4.8 | -233 |
| 1885 | Providence | IN | 7-6-5 | 8.63 | 6.0 | -12 |
| 1886 | Muncie Central | IN | 14-2-2 | 8.63 | -2.2 | -14 |
| 1887 | Don Bosco Cristo Rey | MD | 12-5-2 | 8.62 | 1.7 | +44 |
| 1888 | Bedford | MA | 7-8-2 | 8.62 | 11.7 | -94 |
| 1889 | General McLane | PA | 10-9-0 | 8.62 | 7.5 | -183 |
| 1890 | East Hampton | CT | 10-1-3 | 8.62 | -2.3 | -132 |
| 1891 | Lebanon | NH | 10-4-2 | 8.60 | 2.7 | +84 |
| 1892 | York Suburban | PA | 15-6-1 | 8.60 | 1.5 | -159 |
| 1893 | Dakota | MI | 7-7-3 | 8.60 | 9.6 | +61 |
| 1894 | Oxford | MI | 5-13-1 | 8.59 | 17.4 | +88 |
| 1895 | Maplewood-Richmond Heights | MO | 17-2-0 | 8.58 | -5.9 | +112 |
| 1896 | Greeley | NY | 6-3-6 | 8.58 | 6.3 | +44 |
| 1897 | Leonia | NJ | 9-4-0 | 8.57 | 3.1 | -116 |
| 1898 | Research Triangle | NC | 12-6-3 | 8.57 | 3.9 | -73 |
| 1899 | Reno | NV | 13-4-4 | 8.57 | 2.3 | -389 |
| 1900 | Granville | OH | 9-8-1 | 8.57 | 8.1 | -22 |