| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Wando | SC | 7-5-0 | 13.37 | 11.4 | -23 |
| 1877 | Andover Central | KS | 16-7-0 | 13.37 | 5.9 | +16 |
| 1878 | Johnsonville | SC | 20-7-0 | 13.36 | 5.9 | +105 |
| 1879 | Olathe South | KS | 18-7-0 | 13.36 | 6.1 | -62 |
| 1880 | Evansville North | IN | 13-11-0 | 13.35 | 11.7 | +1 |
| 1881 | Auburn Mountainview | WA | 23-5-0 | 13.34 | 1.8 | -20 |
| 1882 | North Smithfield | RI | 19-3-0 | 13.34 | 1.7 | +68 |
| 1883 | Nature Coast Tech | FL | 20-9-0 | 13.34 | 6.1 | -1 |
| 1884 | Casey-Westfield | IL | 20-13-0 | 13.34 | 7.8 | -29 |
| 1885 | Bremen | IN | 21-6-0 | 13.34 | 2.0 | -17 |
| 1886 | Boulder Creek | AZ | 18-12-0 | 13.33 | 10.9 | -41 |
| 1887 | M McLoughlin | OR | 20-7-0 | 13.33 | 4.8 | -24 |
| 1888 | Dundalk | MD | 12-3-0 | 13.32 | 3.9 | -41 |
| 1889 | St. Anthony's | NY | 16-5-0 | 13.30 | 4.0 | -29 |
| 1890 | Washington | NC | 17-6-0 | 13.30 | 4.2 | -31 |
| 1891 | Thousand Oaks | CA | 10-16-0 | 13.30 | 17.3 | -8 |
| 1892 | Dupo | IL | 20-9-0 | 13.30 | 6.7 | -35 |
| 1893 | Lake Norman | NC | 19-6-0 | 13.30 | 5.2 | -4 |
| 1894 | Mt. Pleasant | TX | 23-11-0 | 13.29 | 9.2 | -8 |
| 1895 | York | IL | 15-12-0 | 13.29 | 11.7 | +24 |
| 1896 | Nashville | IL | 22-13-0 | 13.28 | 7.4 | +85 |
| 1897 | Camden Central | TN | 8-6-0 | 13.28 | 12.0 | -30 |
| 1898 | Atascadero | CA | 16-11-0 | 13.27 | 9.8 | -21 |
| 1899 | Northgate | CA | 11-12-0 | 13.27 | 15.1 | +54 |
| 1900 | Bishop O'Dowd | CA | 14-7-0 | 13.26 | 8.1 | -36 |