| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Rocori | MN | 12-2-2 | 8.65 | -1.6 | -142 |
| 1927 | Bishop Hartley | OH | 5-11-4 | 8.65 | 17.2 | +59 |
| 1928 | Kirksville | MO | 16-3-0 | 8.64 | -3.2 | +89 |
| 1929 | Dakota | MI | 7-7-3 | 8.64 | 9.7 | +24 |
| 1930 | Smithfield-Selma | NC | 16-8-0 | 8.64 | 3.8 | -535 |
| 1931 | Friday Harbor | WA | 7-4-2 | 8.64 | 5.3 | -284 |
| 1932 | Blackstone Valley RVT | MA | 10-5-3 | 8.64 | 4.4 | -197 |
| 1933 | Zion Christian | MI | 14-4-3 | 8.63 | -0.1 | +16 |
| 1934 | North Iredell | NC | 11-9-1 | 8.63 | 8.6 | -248 |
| 1935 | Coastal Christian | NC | 11-11-2 | 8.63 | 9.1 | -17 |
| 1936 | Haverford | PA | 8-8-5 | 8.62 | 9.0 | -104 |
| 1937 | Southwestern Randolph | NC | 13-8-1 | 8.62 | 3.2 | +571 |
| 1938 | Palmyra | PA | 10-8-1 | 8.62 | 7.3 | -17 |
| 1939 | Lutheran West | OH | 11-7-1 | 8.61 | 5.9 | +8 |
| 1940 | Schalick | NJ | 14-5-0 | 8.60 | -1.6 | +347 |
| 1941 | St. Thomas Academy | MN | 7-6-4 | 8.60 | 8.7 | +38 |
| 1942 | Athenian | CA | 12-5-3 | 8.59 | 3.9 | -192 |
| 1943 | Middletown South | NJ | 8-11-0 | 8.59 | 10.1 | +740 |
| 1944 | Minneapolis Southwest | MN | 5-7-3 | 8.58 | 11.4 | +79 |
| 1945 | Unioto | OH | 10-6-2 | 8.57 | 4.7 | -89 |
| 1946 | Santa Fe Prep | NM | 19-2-0 | 8.57 | -7.5 | -174 |
| 1947 | Wilmington | OH | 16-2-0 | 8.56 | -4.7 | -66 |
| 1948 | Smith-Cotton | MO | 17-8-0 | 8.56 | 3.1 | -45 |
| 1949 | Salida | CO | 12-2-2 | 8.55 | -1.3 | -63 |
| 1950 | Bridgeport Baptist Academy | MI | 16-1-0 | 8.54 | -8.8 | -14 |