Buford's 42-game winning streak ended last week in a loss to McEachern. Also lost was Buford's streak of weeks with a No. 1 ranking in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Buford had been No. 1 each week since Dec. 17, 2012, or the final ranking of the 2012 season. That's a streak of 32 weeks, tied for the longest since 1982, when the AJC began publishing a single poll with the merger of the Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution. Here are the streaks of weeks at No. 1 since 1982. A typical season runs 13 or 14 ranking weeks. No polls are issued during the playoffs except after state finals. The date in parentheses is the time in which the team was ranked No. 1 for the final time in the streak.
32 - Buford (8/30/2015)
32 - Parkview (9/8/2003)
31 - Buford (9/6/2009)
27 - Sandy Creek (11/10/2013)
26 - Lincoln Co. (12/17/1990)
25 - Washington County (12/22/1997)
24 - ELCA (11/10/2013)
24 - Northside, Warner Robins (12/17/2007)
23 - Valdosta (11/14/1987)
22 - LaGrange (11/18/2002)
21 - Valdosta (10/15/1985)
19 - Buford (9/6/2004)
19 - Camden Co. (11/1/2004)
19 - ECI (11/9/2008)
19 - Valdosta (11/11/1991)
17 - Greenville (11/12/1985)
17 - Valdosta (9/20/1993)
16 - Clinch County (9/8/2003)
16 - Thomas County Central (12/22/1997)
15 - Hawkinsville (8/15/2005)
15 - Statesboro (8/22/2002)
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