| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Woodlawn | AL | 4-11-0 | -8.13 | -0.1 | -15 |
| 1877 | Ellensburg | WA | 3-15-0 | -8.14 | 2.5 | +14 |
| 1878 | Spalding | GA | 8-7-0 | -8.17 | -8.0 | -39 |
| 1879 | F Fairfield | IA | 5-13-0 | -8.19 | -1.9 | +2 |
| 1880 | Palmetto Scholars Academy | SC | 8-7-1 | -8.19 | -7.5 | +123 |
| 1881 | Lakes | WA | 3-10-2 | -8.19 | -0.5 | +1 |
| 1882 | Sequoyah | TN | 3-10-0 | -8.22 | 1.6 | -20 |
| 1883 | Southern Prep Academy | AL | 2-7-0 | -8.26 | 3.4 | -55 |
| 1884 | Burke | NE | 5-12-0 | -8.26 | -1.1 | -10 |
| 1885 | Lewisville | SC | 10-12-0 | -8.27 | -8.3 | +77 |
| 1886 | White County | TN | 6-6-1 | -8.29 | -8.2 | +1 |
| 1887 | Lisa Academy | AR | 2-10-3 | -8.29 | 0.4 | -12 |
| 1888 | South | WY | 1-14-1 | -8.36 | 6.2 | -64 |
| 1889 | Alma | AR | 2-16-0 | -8.36 | 5.1 | -22 |
| 1890 | Rustburg | VA | 3-13-0 | -8.38 | 1.7 | +76 |
| 1891 | Lincoln | WA | 3-10-0 | -8.39 | 0.7 | +2 |
| 1892 | Andalusia | AL | 6-7-0 | -8.40 | -7.4 | -21 |
| 1893 | Tipton-Rosemark Academy | TN | 4-5-2 | -8.41 | -5.3 | +4 |
| 1894 | Medical Lake | WA | 13-8-0 | -8.41 | -13.3 | -17 |
| 1895 | Grove | OK | 3-13-0 | -8.44 | 1.9 | +60 |
| 1896 | Kentlake | WA | 1-11-2 | -8.45 | 3.0 | +23 |
| 1897 | Macon County | GA | 10-6-0 | -8.45 | -12.0 | -17 |
| 1898 | Prairie City-Monroe | IA | 6-13-0 | -8.46 | -2.0 | +7 |
| 1899 | Potomac Falls | VA | 1-12-1 | -8.49 | 4.1 | +2 |
| 1900 | JAG | AL | 4-15-0 | -8.50 | 1.7 | -17 |