| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Harrison | OH | 9-6-3 | 8.54 | 7.5 | -130 |
| 1952 | Burlington | WI | 12-6-0 | 8.54 | 2.3 | +74 |
| 1953 | Mt. Pleasant | PA | 17-2-0 | 8.53 | -4.5 | +1 |
| 1954 | Providence | IN | 7-6-5 | 8.53 | 5.9 | -24 |
| 1955 | Mainland Regional | NJ | 9-8-2 | 8.52 | 7.8 | +416 |
| 1956 | Downers Grove North | IL | 8-11-1 | 8.51 | 13.1 | -21 |
| 1957 | Pequea Valley | PA | 14-4-2 | 8.49 | 0.5 | +6 |
| 1958 | Campbell-Savona | NY | 14-3-1 | 8.49 | -2.8 | -24 |
| 1959 | Centennial | NM | 11-9-2 | 8.49 | 7.2 | +59 |
| 1960 | Muncie Central | IN | 14-2-2 | 8.48 | -2.4 | -16 |
| 1961 | Chartiers Valley | PA | 7-7-2 | 8.48 | 8.7 | -9 |
| 1962 | Santa Fe | NM | 9-8-3 | 8.47 | 10.6 | -72 |
| 1963 | Rome Free Academy | NY | 9-2-0 | 8.47 | -1.8 | -35 |
| 1964 | Marblehead | MA | 14-7-2 | 8.46 | 2.2 | +461 |
| 1965 | Pleasant Valley | PA | 13-6-3 | 8.46 | 4.0 | -24 |
| 1966 | North | OH | 9-4-4 | 8.45 | 3.6 | +46 |
| 1967 | Lake Catholic | OH | 9-7-3 | 8.45 | 6.6 | -9 |
| 1968 | Belton | MO | 15-4-0 | 8.45 | -0.3 | -139 |
| 1969 | Owen J. Roberts | PA | 8-7-2 | 8.44 | 8.2 | -30 |
| 1970 | Shelby | NC | 13-7-4 | 8.44 | 2.3 | +697 |
| 1971 | Bethel | OH | 10-4-4 | 8.44 | 2.5 | -21 |
| 1972 | North Warren Regional | NJ | 13-7-1 | 8.44 | 2.9 | -218 |
| 1973 | General McLane | PA | 10-9-0 | 8.43 | 7.3 | -127 |
| 1974 | North Rockland | NY | 8-5-4 | 8.43 | 5.9 | +111 |
| 1975 | Northern Nash | NC | 15-3-4 | 8.43 | -0.3 | -638 |