This could be moving day in the SEC East. At minimum, we'll be able to trim one team from the list of contenders for the division title.

We know today's marquee game between longtime rivals Georgia and Florida -- both 4-3 overall and 3-2 in conference play -- is an elimination game in the division race. Whoever wins still must get some help to overtake Missouri atop the division standings, but the loser will be relegated to playing out the string after absorbing its third SEC defeat of the season.

Meanwhile, fresh off its first loss of 2013, Mizzou (7-1, 3-1) faces one of its trickier remaining tests in league play. The Tigers will host Tennessee (4-4, 1-3), which gave Georgia a run for its money before falling in overtime and then beat South Carolina. It's tough to tell what to expect from the Volunteers today, however, as they're coming off a resounding loss against Alabama and will start freshman Joshua Dobbs at quarterback since Justin Worley injured his right thumb in the loss to the Crimson Tide.

The Tigers' mental state is also a source of curiosity after they suffered their first loss of the season last week in painful fashion.

The division race was essentially over if they simply held on for a win over South Carolina. Instead, they blew what seemed like a comfortable lead, allowing Gamecocks quarterback Connor Shaw to come off the bench and lead his team to 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to force overtime. Then at the end of the second overtime, Mizzou kicker Andrew Baggett banked a 24-yard field-goal try off the left upright, giving South Carolina a 27-24 win and the Gamecocks (6-2, 4-2), Bulldogs and Gators reason to believe they can still catch the Tigers in the East race.

Missouri must lose at least once more for any of them to have a shot, however, so count on the Tigers' division mates to root passionately for Tennessee, Kentucky, Ole Miss and Texas A&M when those teams face Mizzou over the next several weekends.

It's unlikely that today will shed much light on the Western Division race, although Mississippi State (4-3, 1-2) could throw a monkey wrench in South Carolina's plan to run down Missouri -- and push closer toward bowl eligibility -- if the Bulldogs are able to pull an upset today at Williams-Brice.

Auburn (7-1, 3-1) hopes to remain a game behind top-ranked Alabama (8-0, 5-0) in the West standings if the Tigers can earn a victory at Arkansas (3-5, 0-4). The Razorbacks have often looked horrible during their five-game losing streak -- including a 52-7 loss to South Carolina and a 52-0 loss to Alabama in the last two games -- but Fayetteville has sometimes been an unpleasant host to Auburn teams. Arkansas has won its last two games against Auburn there and four of the nine meetings since it joined the SEC in 1992.

Making matters worse, Tigers quarterback Nick Marshall could be a game-time decision because of a shoulder injury, which means freshman Jeremy Johnson could be pressed into service. Johnson was impressive in Auburn's nonconference wins against Western Carolina and Florida Atlantic, but playing at an SEC rival's stadium is a completely different animal -- and that could be a situation to watch closely today.

We'll likely have to wait until next Saturday to see if there is any movement in the West standings, once Alabama and LSU -- both idle this week -- square off in Tuscaloosa and Auburn makes a road trip to face Tennessee in Neyland Stadium.

For now, the focus is on the East and the logjam that could still occur if Missouri struggles to regain its composure following last weekend's implosion. The Tigers still have the upper hand, but the three preseason division favorites are right behind them in the standings, hoping to see them stumble again.

Here's a rundown of today's full SEC schedule:

Mississippi State at South Carolina, 12:21 p.m. ET, SEC TV

Georgia vs. Florida, 3:30 p.m., CBS

Auburn at Arkansas, 6 p.m., ESPN2

Tennessee at Missouri, 7 p.m., ESPN

Alabama State at Kentucky, 7:30 p.m., CSS

UTEP at Texas A&M, 9 p.m., ESPN2