| Team | Hornets finished above them | They finished above Hornets |
| Barrow | 2001 | 2000 |
| Batley | 2001 | 1999 |
| Bradford | 1973-74 | 2001 |
| Castleford | 1971-72 | 2001 |
| Dewsbury | 2001 | 2000 |
| Doncaster | 2001 | 2000 |
| Featherstone | 2001 | 2000 |
| Halifax | 1990-91 | 2001 |
| Huddersfield | 1995-96 | 2001 |
| Hull | 1978-79 | 2001 |
| Hull K.R. | 2001 | 2000 |
| Hunslet | 2001 | 1999 |
| Keighley | 2001 | 2000 |
| Lancashire Lynx | 2001 | 1987-88* |
| (as Springfield B.)* | . | . |
| Leigh | 1998 | 2001 |
| Leeds | 1926-27* | 2001 |
| London | 1992-93 | 2001 |
| Oldham | 2001 | 2000 |
| Salford | 1990-91 | 2001 |
| Sheffield | 2001 | 1999 |
| St.Helens | 1936-37 | 2001 |
| Swinton | 2001 | 2000 |
| Wakefield | 1971-72 | 2001 |
| Warrington | 1971-72 | 2001 |
| Whitehaven | 2001 | 2000 |
| Widnes | 1972-73 | 2001 |
| Wigan | 1973-74 | 2001 |
| Workington | 2001 | 2000 |
| York | 2001 | 1999 |