| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Gray Stone Day | NC | 19-4-3 | 8.90 | -1.8 | -342 |
| 1877 | Canyon Springs | NV | 9-9-2 | 8.90 | 9.3 | -9 |
| 1878 | Reading Memorial | MA | 8-8-5 | 8.89 | 10.8 | -161 |
| 1879 | Southview | OH | 8-8-1 | 8.89 | 9.8 | -55 |
| 1880 | Lincoln | RI | 11-5-3 | 8.89 | 5.3 | +41 |
| 1881 | Maine East | IL | 7-10-1 | 8.89 | 13.9 | +10 |
| 1882 | Gaithersburg | MD | 11-8-1 | 8.89 | 7.2 | +6 |
| 1883 | Lawrence | NJ | 13-7-1 | 8.88 | 6.1 | -91 |
| 1884 | Polk County | NC | 18-4-1 | 8.87 | -2.1 | -283 |
| 1885 | Saint Viator | IL | 10-12-1 | 8.87 | 11.1 | -10 |
| 1886 | Masterman | PA | 10-4-2 | 8.86 | 2.9 | -14 |
| 1887 | Wayne | NY | 10-3-1 | 8.86 | 1.8 | -54 |
| 1888 | Wilmington | OH | 16-2-0 | 8.85 | -4.3 | +59 |
| 1889 | Bethel | OH | 10-4-4 | 8.85 | 3.0 | +82 |
| 1890 | Hall | CT | 8-6-5 | 8.84 | 9.2 | +21 |
| 1891 | St. John's Prep | MA | 6-12-4 | 8.82 | 14.5 | +18 |
| 1892 | Lab Museum United | NY | 3-0-2 | 8.82 | -0.2 | -11 |
| 1893 | East Central | IN | 11-6-1 | 8.82 | 6.0 | +24 |
| 1894 | I Indy Warriors FC Homeschool | IN | 8-2-7 | 8.82 | 3.3 | -11 |
| 1895 | Holland Christian | MI | 5-10-3 | 8.81 | 14.6 | -17 |
| 1896 | Stoughton | WI | 12-5-2 | 8.81 | 1.7 | -11 |
| 1897 | Ballantyne Ridge | NC | 6-14-4 | 8.81 | 15.2 | +120 |
| 1898 | West Bend West | WI | 10-8-2 | 8.80 | 7.1 | -12 |
| 1899 | John Jay | NY | 6-7-5 | 8.80 | 10.8 | -25 |
| 1900 | East Noble | IN | 12-4-2 | 8.79 | 1.9 | -5 |