| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | North Laurel | KY | 23-14-0 | 12.91 | 9.1 | -247 |
| 1877 | Bellevue Christian | WA | 21-7-0 | 12.89 | 1.0 | +1,043 |
| 1878 | Wilmington Charter | DE | 16-5-1 | 12.88 | 4.0 | -82 |
| 1879 | Schaumburg | IL | 7-5-0 | 12.88 | 11.9 | -249 |
| 1880 | Ridgeview | CA | 21-5-0 | 12.87 | 2.3 | -202 |
| 1881 | Bourbon County | KY | 23-9-0 | 12.87 | 5.2 | -162 |
| 1882 | Franklin | OR | 24-4-0 | 12.87 | 0.0 | -122 |
| 1883 | Mayo | MN | 10-10-0 | 12.86 | 12.8 | +60 |
| 1884 | Bolingbrook | IL | 9-7-0 | 12.85 | 11.0 | +209 |
| 1885 | Kingsway | NJ | 17-10-2 | 12.83 | 9.1 | -126 |
| 1886 | Northwestern | PA | 19-2-0 | 12.83 | -0.4 | -521 |
| 1887 | Sterlington | LA | 16-10-0 | 12.82 | 8.6 | -39 |
| 1888 | Linganore | MD | 9-3-0 | 12.82 | 2.0 | +601 |
| 1889 | Davidson Academy | TN | 19-10-0 | 12.81 | 6.9 | +59 |
| 1890 | Clovis West | CA | 9-20-1 | 12.81 | 19.7 | +143 |
| 1891 | St. Peter-Marian | MA | 13-10-0 | 12.79 | 8.7 | +372 |
| 1892 | Enterprise | AL | 19-12-0 | 12.78 | 10.0 | -20 |
| 1893 | Charlestown | IN | 21-6-0 | 12.77 | 2.5 | +48 |
| 1894 | St. Michaels | MD | 19-1-0 | 12.76 | -3.5 | -217 |
| 1895 | Camp Point Central | IL | 10-4-0 | 12.76 | 4.4 | +336 |
| 1896 | Shelbyville Central | TN | 12-10-0 | 12.76 | 12.3 | -162 |
| 1897 | East Haven | CT | 12-7-0 | 12.75 | 8.3 | -7 |
| 1898 | Sonora | CA | 12-11-1 | 12.75 | 13.1 | -252 |
| 1899 | Edison | NY | 8-2-0 | 12.73 | 2.5 | +360 |
| 1900 | Pangburn | AR | 33-6-0 | 12.73 | -1.1 | +36 |