| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Coconino | AZ | 22-13-1 | 15.45 | 11.3 | -56 |
| 1977 | Maple Grove | MN | 17-13-0 | 15.44 | 12.6 | +175 |
| 1978 | Lebanon | MO | 21-10-1 | 15.44 | 10.4 | -148 |
| 1979 | Wesleyan | GA | 27-22-2 | 15.44 | 13.5 | +172 |
| 1980 | Landrum | SC | 25-7-0 | 15.44 | 4.5 | +189 |
| 1981 | Crossroads | CA | 15-15-0 | 15.44 | 15.7 | +121 |
| 1982 | Walker Valley | TN | 9-14-0 | 15.43 | 20.6 | -23 |
| 1983 | Hamilton | WI | 27-19-0 | 15.43 | 13.3 | -1 |
| 1984 | Waverly | NE | 23-12-0 | 15.43 | 10.7 | -168 |
| 1985 | Pleasant Valley | AL | 25-5-0 | 15.43 | 3.8 | -108 |
| 1986 | Sanger | CA | 24-16-0 | 15.42 | 11.9 | -103 |
| 1987 | Yerington | NV | 29-12-0 | 15.42 | 5.8 | +379 |
| 1988 | B Bertrand | NE | 29-4-0 | 15.41 | 1.1 | -110 |
| 1989 | Saks | AL | 19-6-0 | 15.40 | 7.8 | -242 |
| 1990 | Wagner | SD | 28-6-0 | 15.40 | 3.1 | +5 |
| 1991 | Heritage Christian | IN | 11-2-0 | 15.40 | 1.1 | +601 |
| 1992 | McIntosh | GA | 20-12-0 | 15.40 | 11.4 | -17 |
| 1993 | Sherwood | MD | 12-3-0 | 15.39 | 5.3 | -229 |
| 1994 | North Bend Central | NE | 23-7-0 | 15.39 | 5.7 | -343 |
| 1995 | Ola | GA | 41-8-0 | 15.38 | 3.6 | -122 |
| 1996 | Bryan | TX | 25-20-0 | 15.37 | 13.9 | +91 |
| 1997 | North Sanpete | UT | 29-4-0 | 15.37 | 0.3 | +174 |
| 1998 | Southwestern | KY | 19-8-0 | 15.37 | 9.4 | -319 |
| 1999 | Pleasant | OH | 18-8-0 | 15.36 | 9.1 | -192 |
| 2000 | Hammond Bishop Noll | IN | 27-12-0 | 15.35 | 6.7 | +259 |