| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Sweet Home | NY | 17-6 | 14.61 | 6.2 | -12 |
| 1877 | Campbell County | KY | 28-16 | 14.61 | 9.0 | -5 |
| 1878 | Concordia | NE | 21-11 | 14.60 | 8.8 | -12 |
| 1879 | Edison | NY | 19-7 | 14.60 | 3.7 | +159 |
| 1880 | Topsail | NC | 17-7 | 14.59 | 7.5 | -48 |
| 1881 | Syracuse | NE | 27-5 | 14.59 | 2.1 | -29 |
| 1882 | Thompson Valley | CO | 14-11 | 14.59 | 12.9 | -62 |
| 1883 | Independence | IA | 34-10 | 14.58 | 5.8 | -21 |
| 1884 | Eastland Christian | FL | 20-3 | 14.57 | -1.9 | +135 |
| 1885 | Habersham Central | GA | 10-4 | 14.57 | 6.3 | +243 |
| 1886 | Washburn Rural | KS | 23-15 | 14.57 | 11.5 | -5 |
| 1887 | Bowie | TX | 12-5 | 14.56 | 7.5 | -12 |
| 1888 | DeSoto Central | MS | 20-14 | 14.55 | 10.7 | +26 |
| 1889 | East Sac County | IA | 30-4 | 14.54 | 1.4 | -9 |
| 1890 | Celina | OH | 17-10 | 14.54 | 7.7 | -- |
| 1891 | Point Loma | CA | 13-11 | 14.53 | 14.4 | +215 |
| 1892 | Barrington | RI | 24-3 | 14.53 | 0.5 | -14 |
| 1893 | Radford | VA | 19-5 | 14.52 | 5.5 | +108 |
| 1894 | Freedom Christian Academy | NC | 31-3 | 14.52 | -1.0 | -194 |
| 1895 | Escalon | CA | 18-10 | 14.52 | 8.9 | -13 |
| 1896 | Lovett | GA | 16-12 | 14.50 | 13.9 | -8 |
| 1897 | Arlington | OH | 19-4 | 14.50 | 3.2 | -12 |
| 1898 | St. Paul's Girls | MD | 9-4 | 14.50 | 5.1 | +278 |
| 1899 | Sterling | CO | 15-12 | 14.49 | 12.6 | -26 |
| 1900 | Kuemper | IA | 8-5 | 14.49 | 12.9 | -297 |