BATON ROUGE -  Southern's first half of conference play hasn't gone as planned, but the Jaguars still have a chance to win the SWAC Western Division and earn a spot in the conference championship game.

The Jaguars are 3-3 in SWAC play with two games remaining and currently sit fourth in the Western Division standings, behind Prairie View A&M, Alcorn State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Grambling State and Texas Southern have fallen out of contention after dropping to 2-4 in conference play.

Prairie View, Alcorn and Arkansas-Pine Bluff are all 4-2, leaving Southern with little room for error as the regular season winds down.

The Jaguars will host Alcorn this weekend at A.W. Mumford Stadium. A win over the Braves would improve Southern's record to 4-3 and keep its division title hopes alive heading into the final week of the regular season.

For Southern to win the Western Division, it must win its final two games against Alcorn and Grambling State. The Jaguars would also need Prairie View to lose at least one of its remaining games and Arkansas-Pine Bluff to lose both of its final two games.

Head-to-head results could also play a role in determining the division winner. Southern already has a win over Prairie View but lost to Arkansas-Pine Bluff. A win over Alcorn this weekend would give the Jaguars a head-to-head advantage over the Braves.

With two games left, Southern's path to the SWAC Championship Game is narrow, but the opportunity remains.

Southern's matchup with Alcorn is set for 2 p.m. on Saturday. The game will be streamed on HBCU Go.