| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | North Country Union | VT | 13-5-0 | 13.49 | 5.3 | +24 |
| 1852 | Middletown | CT | 19-3-0 | 13.48 | -0.1 | -39 |
| 1853 | South Panola | MS | 16-11-1 | 13.48 | 11.6 | +1 |
| 1854 | Norwalk | CT | 15-6-0 | 13.47 | 6.5 | +19 |
| 1855 | Salinas | CA | 21-7-0 | 13.46 | 5.1 | -23 |
| 1856 | Brookwood | AL | 25-18-0 | 13.46 | 11.1 | +74 |
| 1857 | Monroe | OH | 22-2-0 | 13.44 | -1.3 | +5 |
| 1858 | West Harrison | MS | 17-13-0 | 13.44 | 12.4 | -21 |
| 1859 | Century | MN | 14-10-0 | 13.43 | 10.9 | +106 |
| 1860 | Bellevue Christian | WA | 19-4-0 | 13.43 | 1.9 | -19 |
| 1861 | Cherokee | NJ | 11-5-0 | 13.42 | 7.9 | +10 |
| 1862 | Page | TN | 18-10-1 | 13.42 | 7.6 | +10 |
| 1863 | Shippensburg | PA | 15-7-0 | 13.41 | 7.4 | +44 |
| 1864 | Tipton | IN | 15-9-0 | 13.41 | 8.6 | -33 |
| 1865 | Johnstown-Monroe | OH | 15-6-0 | 13.40 | 6.4 | +11 |
| 1866 | Mayville | WI | 11-4-0 | 13.39 | 6.9 | +61 |
| 1867 | Needles | CA | 25-5-0 | 13.38 | -2.4 | +144 |
| 1868 | Marana | AZ | 18-14-1 | 13.38 | 11.3 | -2 |
| 1869 | DeForest | WI | 17-6-0 | 13.38 | 5.3 | -35 |
| 1870 | Bradley-Bourbonnais | IL | 16-16-0 | 13.38 | 14.7 | +33 |
| 1871 | Coppell | TX | 24-7-0 | 13.37 | 4.1 | -19 |
| 1872 | Northwestern Regional | CT | 22-3-0 | 13.37 | -1.5 | -24 |
| 1873 | G Grants Pass | OR | 16-9-0 | 13.37 | 8.1 | +21 |
| 1874 | Blackman | TN | 13-11-0 | 13.37 | 12.8 | +10 |
| 1875 | M Martensdale-St. Mary's | IA | 21-1-0 | 13.37 | -2.1 | +226 |