Conference call: Gamecocks going down in SEC

Each week, Sporting News' Matt Hayes ranks the Division I-A conferences—and the teams within each league. 1. SEC 1. Florida 2. Alabama 3. LSU 4. Auburn 5. Tennessee 6. Ole Miss 7. Georgia 8. Arkansas 9. South Carolina 10. Mississippi State 11. Kentucky 12. Vanderbilt Rising Tennessee: Vols navigated a brutal October with a 2-2 record and are easing into the annual November tomato can schedule with a realistic shot at eight victories—if they can win Saturday at Ole Miss. Falling South Carolina: This is it for the Gamecocks. Lose to Florida this week, and it's looking like another 6-6 season and possibly the end of another coach—Steve Spurrier may just give someone else a chance—who can't change the culture of losing. Matt Hayes covers college football for Sporting News. E-mail him at mhayes@sportingnews.com . (link)