| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Hillsdale Academy | MI | 5-2-0 | 6.64 | -1.1 | -45 |
| 1877 | Londonderry | NH | 3-1-2 | 6.64 | 3.5 | -233 |
| 1878 | Gray Stone Day | NC | 7-3-2 | 6.64 | 0.9 | -29 |
| 1879 | Derby | KS | 4-1-0 | 6.63 | -3.4 | -820 |
| 1880 | Marathon | NY | 5-2-0 | 6.63 | -2.1 | -574 |
| 1881 | Faith Christian | NC | 7-2-0 | 6.63 | -2.4 | +188 |
| 1882 | Northern Highlands | NJ | 3-2-1 | 6.62 | 5.6 | +798 |
| 1883 | Amherst | WI | 8-1-0 | 6.62 | -7.5 | +166 |
| 1884 | Olathe West | KS | 3-2-0 | 6.61 | 5.5 | -- |
| 1885 | Springfield | PA | 4-4-1 | 6.61 | 7.4 | -990 |
| 1886 | Lisbon | NH | 4-1-1 | 6.60 | -1.7 | -276 |
| 1887 | Selinsgrove | PA | 5-2-0 | 6.60 | 0.4 | -1,147 |
| 1888 | Fishburne Military | VA | 2-1-1 | 6.60 | 6.0 | +229 |
| 1889 | Moravian Academy | PA | 5-0-2 | 6.59 | -6.2 | +135 |
| 1890 | Western | MI | 7-4-2 | 6.59 | 3.2 | +8 |
| 1891 | Audubon | NJ | 5-0-1 | 6.58 | -8.5 | -327 |
| 1892 | Lycee Francais de Chicago | IL | 9-0-1 | 6.58 | -10.6 | -120 |
| 1893 | C Crosshill Christian | OR | 2-1-0 | 6.58 | 2.4 | +137 |
| 1894 | Fox Chapel | PA | 2-3-1 | 6.58 | 12.0 | +2,105 |
| 1895 | Alexander | OH | 4-6-2 | 6.58 | 9.9 | -369 |
| 1896 | Stow-Munroe Falls | OH | 5-4-1 | 6.57 | 6.5 | -566 |
| 1897 | Bow | NH | 4-1-1 | 6.57 | 0.1 | +791 |
| 1898 | Niles West | IL | 3-3-1 | 6.57 | 8.6 | -733 |
| 1899 | Hartford Central | NY | 5-1-0 | 6.57 | -6.4 | -135 |
| 1900 | Auburn | MA | 4-1-0 | 6.56 | -3.0 | +324 |