In its final season without a conference championship, the Sun Belt has four football teams tied for the lead in the standings with three weeks remaining in the regular season.
The path was clear for Arkansas State University to win its first outright conference title since 2015, but the Red Wolves' 24-19 loss to South Alabama on Saturday placed them even with Appalachian State, Georgia State and Troy.
Of those three, ASU plays only Troy, which will be in Jonesboro on Dec. 2.
Appalachian State and Georgia State got back into the title race after surrendering their conference leads in previous losses.