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A SWAC team from Mississippi will play in the championship game for the third straight year. Alcorn State wrapped up the east division and now awaits to see who it plays out of the west.

Thursday, Nov 13

College football (7-10:30 p.m., CBSSN): Southern Miss hits the road looking for win No. 4 of the year against the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners.

Friday, Nov 14

College football (7-10:30 p.m., ESPN2): UCF Knights look to keep their American Athletic Conference title hopes alive against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

Saturday, Nov 15

College football (2:30-6 p.m., CBS): Mississippi State faces Alabama in what could be a SEC West championship game with a ton on the line for both teams.

Sunday, Nov 16

NFL (12-3 p.m., CBS): The New Orleans Saints look to bounce back from another heart-breaking loss with a home-field face-off against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Monday, Nov 17

NFL (7:30-11 p.m., ESPN): The Pittsburgh Steelers look to stay in the AFC North race as their foe, the Tennessee Titans, look to play spoiler for the rest of the season.

Tuesday, Nov 18

NHL (7-10 p.m., NBCSN): It's time for your weekly hockey fix as the St Louis Blues out of the Western Conference host the Buffalo Sabres out of the Eastern Conference.

Wednesday, Nov 19

NBA (6-8:30 p.m., ESPN): In a major early NBA match up, the Cleveland Cavaliers with newly returned LeBron James host the champion San Antonio Spurs, if their stars take the court.

While Alcorn has won the SWAC East, Jackson State hasn't fared so well this season. The Tigers lost their fifth straight game on Saturday and seventh game of the season.

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