How many weeks has Clemson been ranked number one on the AP Poll since its inception? (Factoid 649)

The Clemson Tigers have been the AP #1 for 2 weeks since its inception. They first appeared as an AP #1 in November 21, 1981 and the last time they were the AP #1 was at the end of that season on January 1, 1982.

They were the end of season AP National Champions in the 1981 season and were coached by Danny Ford with a record of 12-0.

“The Associated Press (AP Poll) provides weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling 65 sportswriters and broadcasters from across the nation.[1] Each voter provides his own ranking of the top 25 teams, and the individual rankings are then combined to produce the national ranking by giving a team 25 points for a first place vote, 24 for a second place vote, and so on down to 1 point for a twenty-fifth place vote. Ballots of the voting members in the AP Poll are made public.“ – www.wikipedia.com