Top 25 Stock Watch: Biggest jumps, dips in Week 1 Coaches Poll

Eddie Timanus | USA TODAY Sports

Show Caption Hide Caption Analysis: USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll Week 1 USA TODAY Sports' Paul Myerberg dissects the latest Coaches Poll and breaks down the biggest winners and losers from Week 1.

Clemson%27s 38-35 home victory against Georgia helped the Tigers vault into the No. 5 position

The top four teams remained the same with Alabama holding steady at No. 1

The Crimson Tide retained all 58 of the No. 1 votes they received in preseason balloting

The first marquee showdown of the 2013 college football season lived up to its billing, and its winner was rewarded with a top-five spot in the new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll on Tuesday.

Clemson's 38-35 home victory against Georgia helped the Tigers vault into the No. 5 position that had been occupied by the Bulldogs. It is Clemson's first top-five appearance since October of 2000 when it held the No.4 spot.

The top four teams remained the same with Alabama holding steady at No. 1. The Crimson Tide retained all 58 of the No.1 votes they received in preseason balloting after a 35-10 win against Virginia Tech in Atlanta.

Second-ranked Ohio State maintained three No. 1 votes. Oregon stayed put at No.3 after an easy tune-up against FCS member Nicholls State. Stanford, the only top25 team not in action on opening weekend, remained fourth. Texas A&M retained the 62nd and final first-place vote, but the Aggies were leapfrogged by both Clemson and South Carolina and slid a notch to No. 7. Sunshine State rivals Florida and Florida State round out the top 10.

Stock up: Florida State.

The splashy Monday night debut of freshman sensation Jameis Winston helped the Seminoles climb two places to No.10. Most football fans in ACC country have had FSU's Oct. 19 trip to Clemson circled on the calendar already, but now a nation-wide audience is likely to take notice if the two front-runners come into Death Valley undefeated as expected.

Stock down: Georgia.

It was only a three-point loss in a frenzied road environment, but the Bulldogs tumbled seven places to No.12 nonetheless. The slide was hastened by the lack of upsets in the top 10. Georgia can start heading back in the other direction next week if it can beat no.6 South Carolina at home.

Stock up: UCLA.

The Bruins join Clemson as the biggest movers of the week with their three-position gain to No.18. UCLA, a winner against Nevada, edged ahead of Nebraska, which needed to stave off a challenge from Wyoming.

Stock down: Notre Dame.

Through no fault of their own, the Fighting Irish lost two positions and check in at No.13 this week. Though Notre Dame took care of business against Temple, it was supplanted in the No.11 slot by LSU, whose 10-point win vs. TCU was viewed more favorably by the voters.

Stock up: Northwestern.

Despite losing two key offensive starters to injury early in the first half, the Wildcats overcame a determined California squad in Berkeley. Northwestern gained two spots to enter the top 20.

Stock down: TCU.

The Horned Frogs weren't knocked out of the rankings completely. But the loss to LSU did cost them their top-20 preseason position. They held on to a 24th-place tie.

New kids on the block: No.23 Washington, No.24 Miami (Fla.)

College dropouts: Boise State, Oregon State.

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Eddie Timanus, a national colleges reporter and the poll editor for USA TODAY Sports, is on Twitter @EddieTimanus.