| 1 | 1940 Texas | W. Lee O'Daniel def. George C. Hopkins | +88.9 pts |
| 2 | 1902 Georgia | Joseph M. Terrell def. J. K. Hines | +87.2 pts |
| 3 | 1918 Arkansas | Charles Hillman Brough def. Clay Fulks | +86.9 pts |
| 4 | 1913 Virginia | Henry Carter Stuart def. C. Campbell | +86.7 pts |
| 5 | 1936 Texas | James V Allred def. C.O. Harris | +85.9 pts |
| 6 | 1915 Mississippi | Theodore G. Bilbo def. J. T. Lester | +85.2 pts |
| 7 | 1946 California | Earl Warren def. Henry R. Schmidt | +84.6 pts |
| 8 | 1811 Pennsylvania | Simon Snyder def. William Tilghman | +84.5 pts |
| 9 | 1940 Arkansas | Homer Adkins def. Harley C. Stump | +83.1 pts |
| 10 | 1896 South Carolina | William Haselden Ellerbe def. Sampson Pope | +82.5 pts |
| 11 | 1950 Alabama | Gordon Persons def. John S. Crowder | +82.2 pts |
| 12 | 1944 Texas | Coke R. Stevenson def. B. J. Peasley | +81.9 pts |
| 13 | 1932 Arkansas | Junius Marion Futrell def. James Livesay | +81.5 pts |
| 14 | 1908 Georgia | Joseph Mackey Brown def. Yancy Carter | +81.1 pts |
| 15 | 1912 Louisiana | Luther E. Hall def. John Michel | +80.7 pts |
| 16 | 1950 Texas | Allan Shivers def. Ralph W. Currie | +79.9 pts |
| 17 | 1934 Arkansas | Junius Marion Futrell def. G. C. Ledbetter | +79.8 pts |
| 18 | 1848 Illinois | Augustus C. French def. W. L. D. Morrison | +79.5 pts |
| 19 | 1954 Texas | Allan Shivers def. Tod R. Adams | +79.0 pts |
| 20 | 1948 Arkansas | Sid McMath def. Charles R. Black | +78.7 pts |
| 21 | 1826 Ohio | Allen Trimble def. Alexander Campbell | +78.7 pts |
| 22 | 1942 Alabama | Chauncey Sparks def. Hugh McEniry | +78.4 pts |
| 23 | 1904 Louisiana | Newton C. Blanchard def. William J. Behan | +78.1 pts |
| 24 | 1938 Arkansas | Carl E. Bailey def. Charles F. Cole | +77.5 pts |
| 25 | 1946 Alabama | Jim Folsom def. Lyman Ward | +77.3 pts |