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Clemson

Polls ranked145of 906
Seasons ranked15of 51
Best rankingNo. 103 times
Polls at No. 10
Longest streak20polls
Rank in every AP poll, 1976–2026 · No. 1 at the topranked in 145 of 906 polls · hover for a poll
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Season by season · 15 ranked seasons, newest first

Rank by season
SeasonPolls, No. 1 at the topPreseason → finalAt No. 1RankedTournament
2000-2001unranked→No. 2210/19
1998-1999unranked→No. 1015/18Sweet Sixteen
1997-1998unranked→No. 149/18
1996-1997unranked→No. 2117/18
1995-1996unranked→No. 1410/18
1992-1993unranked→unranked9/16
1991-1992No. 20→No. 2018/18
1990-1991No. 21→No. 2116/17Elite Eight
1988-1989unranked→unranked1/17Sweet Sixteen
1987-1988unranked→unranked1/17
1983-1984unranked→unranked13/17
1981-1982No. 16→unranked3/18
1980-1981No. 19→No. 2013/18
1979-1980unranked→unranked9/17
1978-1979unranked→unranked1/17

Statistics · the full details

Statistics
StatisticValueFirst and most recentMore
Best ranking10
3 times
Most recent: March 8, 1999
All 7
# Polls Ranked145
First: January 23, 1979 (20)
Most recent: March 12, 2001 (22)
All 145
# Polls Ranked No. 10-
# Polls Ranked Top 50-
# Polls Ranked Top 103
First: January 20, 1997 (10)
Most recent: March 8, 1999 (10)
All 3
# Polls Ranked Top 1526
First: December 4, 1983 (15)
Most recent: January 22, 2001 (15)
All 26
# Polls Ranked Top 20111
First: January 23, 1979 (20)
Most recent: January 29, 2001 (17)
All 111
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked20March 4, 1991 - March 15, 1992All 19
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 10-
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 50-
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 101
3 times
All 3
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 155December 7, 1998 - January 4, 1999All 14
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 2014December 7, 1998 - March 8, 1999All 25
# Seasons Ranked15
First: 1978-1979
Most recent: 2000-2001
All 15
# Seasons Ranked No. 10-
# Seasons Ranked Top 50-
# Seasons Ranked Top 102
First: 1996-1997
Most recent: 1998-1999
All 2
# Seasons Ranked Top 158
First: 1983-1984
Most recent: 2000-2001
All 8
# Seasons Ranked Top 2015
First: 1978-1979
Most recent: 2000-2001
All 15
# Seasons Preseason Ranked4
First: 1980-1981
Most recent: 1991-1992
All 4
# Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 10-
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 50-
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 100-
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 150-
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 203
First: 1980-1981
Most recent: 1991-1992
All 3
# Seasons Finished Ranked8
First: 1980-1981
Most recent: 2000-2001
All 8
# Seasons Finished Ranked No. 10-
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 50-
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 101
First: 1998-1999
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 153
First: 1995-1996
Most recent: 1998-1999
All 3
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 205
First: 1980-1981
Most recent: 1998-1999
All 5
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked4
2 times
Most recent: 1995-1996 - 1998-1999
All 6
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked No. 10-
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 50-
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 101
2 times
Most recent: 1998-1999 - 1998-1999
All 2
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 1541995-1996 - 1998-1999All 4
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 204
2 times
Most recent: 1995-1996 - 1998-1999
All 6
Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise10No. 25 (November 30, 1998) → No. 15 (December 7, 1998)All 31
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise10No. 25 (November 30, 1998) → No. 15 (December 7, 1998)All 29
Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise16Unranked (November 6, 1998) → No. 10 (March 8, 1999)All 5
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall16No. 10 (March 8, 1999) → Unranked (November 9, 1999)All 21
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall8No. 17 (January 29, 2001) → No. 25 (February 5, 2001)All 23
Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall5No. 16 (November 18, 1981) → Unranked (March 27, 1982)All 2