High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Alabama–LSU football rivalry is an an American college football rivalry between the Alabama Crimson Tide football team of the University of Alabama and the LSU Tigers football team of Louisiana State University. Both universities have been members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) since its founding in December 1932, and both universities` sports teams have competed in the SEC`s Western Division since the conference was split into two divisions in 1992.