| Rank | Name | Members | Recent average credit | Total credit | Country | Type |
| 1981 |
AstroAmateur@Home |
11 |
0 |
5,110,582 |
International |
Other |
| 1982 |
The Community School Team |
5 |
0 |
43,824 |
United States |
Primary school |
| 1983 |
The Starlink |
3 |
0 |
165,394 |
Italy |
Other |
| 1984 |
Quphoria |
1 |
0 |
248,640 |
United Kingdom |
None |
| 1985 |
Liquidators |
1 |
0 |
1,476,240 |
Cayman Islands |
Local/regional |
| 1986 |
Metropolitan State College of Denver - CS Group |
2 |
0 |
408,480 |
United States |
University or department |
| 1987 |
UNIPI |
7 |
0 |
1,393,920 |
Greece |
University or department |
| 1988 |
Wetter-Board |
6 |
0 |
12,760,842 |
Germany |
Other |
| 1989 |
nerdcore's finest |
1 |
0 |
132,960 |
None |
Other |
| 1990 |
To Much Time |
2 |
0 |
4,200 |
United States |
Other |
| 1991 |
The Soft Cafe |
6 |
0 |
3,477,791 |
United States |
Non-profit organization |
| 1992 |
The Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) |
2 |
0 |
9,360 |
United States |
University or department |
| 1993 |
team schultheis |
1 |
0 |
480 |
United States |
Company |
| 1994 |
LBG Zagreb |
2 |
0 |
3,840 |
Croatia |
Non-profit organization |
| 1995 |
The Avengineers |
1 |
0 |
16,800 |
United States |
Other |
| 1996 |
SETI@NEBRASKA |
5 |
0 |
2,738,400 |
United States |
Other |
| 1997 |
Politechnika Swietokrzyska |
0 |
0 |
1,920 |
Poland |
University or department |
| 1998 |
Aggie The Pew |
5 |
0 |
883,316 |
International |
Other |
| 1999 |
Swiss Boincers |
1 |
0 |
1,344,000 |
Switzerland |
Other |
| 2000 |
Objectivists |
2 |
0 |
1,920 |
International |
Other |