National Winners
† New team record
| Year | Location | Winner School | Score | Notes | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Los Angeles, California | Palo Alto, California | — | The District of Columbia and 17 states participated at the inaugural competition. | ||
| 1983 | Los Angeles, California | Palo Alto, California | — | — | ||
| 1984 | Los Angeles, California | J.J. Pearce, Texas | — | This is the first year that drew competitors from other countries. Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and South Korea all participated. | ||
| 1985 | Los Angeles, California | J.J. Pearce, Texas | 46,976 | — | ||
| 1986 | Los Angeles, California | J.J. Pearce, Texas | 46,435 | — | ||
| 1987† | Irving, Texas | John Marshall, California | 49,369 | Varsity David Florey of John Marshall records an individual score of 8,936 points, the highest score of that year's competition. | ||
| 1988 | San Antonio, Texas | J.J. Pearce, Texas | 46,669 | — | ||
| 1989 | Providence, Rhode Island | W.H. Taft, California | 45,857 | — | ||
| 1990 | Des Moines, Iowa | Lake Highlands, Texas | 46,627 | — | ||
| 1991 | Los Angeles, California | J.J. Pearce, Texas | 48,946 | — | ||
| 1992 | Boise, Idaho | J. Frank Dobie, Texas | 49,710 | Tyson Rogers, an Honors from Mountain View Mesa, scores 9,100 points and is the first individual to break the 9,000 point barrier. | ||
| 1993 | Phoenix, Arizona | Plano East, Texas | 47,485 | — | ||
| 1994 | Newark, New Jersey | W.H. Taft, California | 49,372 | — | ||
| 1995 | Chicago, Illinois | John Marshall, California | 49,935 | — | ||
| 1996 | Atlanta, Georgia | J. Frank Dobie, Texas | 49,835 | — | ||
| 1997† | St. George, Utah | James E. Taylor, Texas | 52,260 | — | ||
| 1998 | Providence, Rhode Island | El Camino Real, California | 52,131 | — | ||
| 1999 | Orange County, California | Moorpark, California | 50,225 | — | ||
| 2000† | San Antonio, Texas | James E. Taylor, Texas | 52,470 | — | ||
| 2001 | Anchorage, Alaska | El Camino Real, California | 46,547 | — | ||
| 2002 | Phoenix, Arizona | Waukesha West, Wisconsin | 48,871 | — | ||
| 2003 | Erie, Pennsylvania | Moorpark, California | 51,423.5 | — | ||
| 2004 | Boise, Idaho | El Camino Real, California | 50,656.8 | — | ||
| 2005 | Chicago, Illinois | El Camino Real, California | 49,009.4 | — | ||
| 2006 | San Antonio, Texas | W.H. Taft, California | 51,659.7 | — | ||
| 2007 | Honolulu, Hawaii | El Camino Real, California | 52,148.4 | — | ||
| 2008† | Garden Grove, California | Moorpark, California | 53,119.4 | Moorpark records the highest team score ever and beats the Wisconsin team, Waukesha West, by 23 points. Additionally, Alli Blonski of Waukesha West scores 9,321, then the highest individual score in the National Competition's history. | ||
| 2009 | Memphis, Tennessee | Moorpark, California | 51,289.5 | — | ||
| 2010 | Omaha, Nebraska | El Camino Real, California | 49,951.7 | — | ||
| 2011 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Granada Hills Charter, California | 52,113.5 | — | ||
| 2012† | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Granada Hills Charter, California | 54,081 | Granada Hills wins for the second year in a row, breaking 54,000 points for the first time. Jimmy Wu of Granada Hills is the first Varsity student to break the 9,000 point barrier. His teammate Sean Wejebe scores 9,441, a new record for the National Competition. | ||
| 2013 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Granada Hills Charter, California | 54,652.93 | Granada Hills wins for the third year in a row. They are the only public school, traditional or charter, to win the national title three years in a row. | — |
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