| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Furtah Prep | GA | 6-6-0 | -8.37 | -4.5 | +59 |
| 1877 | Spalding | GA | 5-12-0 | -8.38 | -0.8 | +27 |
| 1878 | Omak | WA | 5-10-1 | -8.42 | -3.0 | +16 |
| 1879 | Central Valley | WA | 4-10-1 | -8.42 | 0.6 | +51 |
| 1880 | Weaver | AL | 9-5-1 | -8.43 | -13.0 | +19 |
| 1881 | Candlelight Christian Academy | FL | 3-7-1 | -8.45 | -3.3 | +24 |
| 1882 | Dalton Academy | GA | 7-11-0 | -8.46 | -3.0 | +1 |
| 1883 | Ooltewah | TN | 2-14-2 | -8.49 | 3.0 | +6 |
| 1884 | M Mid-Prairie | IA | 2-6-2 | -8.49 | -2.9 | +64 |
| 1885 | Haywood | TN | 3-6-5 | -8.52 | -3.3 | +18 |
| 1886 | Vinton-Shellsburg | IA | 4-9-0 | -8.53 | -3.5 | +29 |
| 1887 | Springville | UT | 3-14-0 | -8.54 | 1.2 | -39 |
| 1888 | Swainsboro | GA | 9-9-0 | -8.54 | -7.9 | +32 |
| 1889 | Monterey | TN | 5-6-1 | -8.54 | -8.0 | +22 |
| 1890 | Lincoln County | TN | 2-14-0 | -8.57 | 3.6 | +36 |
| 1891 | Omaha Northwest | NE | 5-10-0 | -8.60 | -3.1 | -1 |
| 1892 | Jackson County | TN | 7-11-1 | -8.60 | -4.7 | +29 |
| 1893 | Central Wise | VA | 10-8-2 | -8.61 | -7.7 | +24 |
| 1894 | A Albia | IA | 4-7-1 | -8.64 | -4.6 | +3 |
| 1895 | Ridge Spring-Monetta | SC | 7-6-0 | -8.64 | -11.5 | -14 |
| 1896 | Lincoln Northwest | NE | 3-12-0 | -8.67 | 1.6 | +41 |
| 1897 | Cleburne County | AL | 11-5-1 | -8.69 | -15.3 | +16 |
| 1898 | Central | SC | 5-13-0 | -8.71 | -0.4 | -26 |
| 1899 | Paragould | AR | 7-12-0 | -8.72 | -4.0 | +25 |
| 1900 | King's Ridge Christian | GA | 2-10-0 | -8.72 | 3.6 | +83 |