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The Amway Coaches Poll top five looks a bit different this week, even though all the teams won over the weekend. Alabama easily retained the top spot following a non-conference win against UL-Lafayette. The Crimson Tide again claimed 61 of 64 first-place votes. Fellow SEC contender Georgia moved up to the No. 2 spot, however, and Ohio State was elevated to No. 3 after its comeback win at Penn State. Those two nudged ahead of Clemson. The Tigers were able to survive an upset bid from previously undefeated Syracuse, and they continued to receive a pair of No.-1 votes. But the Tigers lost enough points on some ballots to slip to No. 4 overall. Oklahoma and LSU held steady in the fifth and sixth positions, respectively, after conference wins on Saturday. Stock up: Notre Dame. It was only a one-position gain, but it was a big spot as the Fighting Irish pulled away from Stanford to climb to No. 7. Stock down: Stanford. The Cardinal will still be a player in the Pac-12 hunt, but the...