| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Windsor | CO | 4-0-4 | 6.96 | -0.3 | +456 |
| 1877 | Libertyville | IL | 3-3-3 | 6.96 | 8.9 | +594 |
| 1878 | Lancaster | OH | 6-3-3 | 6.96 | 3.9 | +412 |
| 1879 | Trinity Episcopal | VA | 2-2-1 | 6.95 | 8.9 | +38 |
| 1880 | Middletown | CT | 3-1-1 | 6.95 | 1.4 | -243 |
| 1881 | Dakota | MI | 5-3-3 | 6.95 | 4.8 | +744 |
| 1882 | Von Steuben | IL | 8-5-2 | 6.95 | 4.5 | -100 |
| 1883 | N Newark Collegiate Academy | NJ | 5-1-0 | 6.94 | -4.8 | +741 |
| 1884 | Chambersburg | PA | 4-3-0 | 6.94 | 5.4 | +189 |
| 1885 | Vicksburg | MI | 7-5-2 | 6.93 | 4.8 | -70 |
| 1886 | Lisbon | NH | 4-1-1 | 6.93 | -1.3 | -- |
| 1887 | Elk Grove | IL | 4-2-4 | 6.93 | 4.7 | +128 |
| 1888 | Canton | CT | 4-1-2 | 6.93 | 0.5 | -252 |
| 1889 | Yerington | NV | 4-0-0 | 6.93 | -13.2 | +46 |
| 1890 | Cohoes | NY | 5-2-0 | 6.91 | 1.0 | +656 |
| 1891 | Research Triangle | NC | 6-3-3 | 6.91 | 3.2 | -50 |
| 1892 | Van Buren | OH | 6-3-1 | 6.91 | 1.9 | -397 |
| 1893 | General McLane | PA | 4-3-0 | 6.91 | 5.9 | -542 |
| 1894 | Waterbury Career Academy | CT | 5-2-0 | 6.91 | 0.3 | +1,055 |
| 1895 | Valley Center | KS | 4-2-1 | 6.90 | 4.1 | -508 |
| 1896 | Bassick | CT | 5-2-1 | 6.89 | 1.2 | -208 |
| 1897 | Stow-Munroe Falls | OH | 5-5-1 | 6.89 | 8.4 | -1 |
| 1898 | KIPP Denver Collegiate | CO | 3-1-1 | 6.89 | 0.7 | -602 |
| 1899 | Hinkley | CO | 6-2-0 | 6.88 | -2.2 | -729 |
| 1900 | Elkins | WV | 8-3-1 | 6.88 | -0.6 | +70 |