The Alabama Crimson Tide visit the LSU Tigers in Week 10 of the 2026 college football season in the latest high-stakes matchup between the two SEC rivals.
Alabama (6-2, 4-2 SEC) is No. 9 in the US LBM Coaches Polland the AP Top 25. LSU (4-2, 3-2) is No. 15. The Crimson Tide are No. 5 in the College Football Playoff rankings with the Tigers No. 14.
Both teams are coming off a bye in Week 9 and were victorious on Oct. 24. Alabama used two fourth-quarter Keelon Russell touchdown passes from Keelon Russell and a stout defense during the second half to beat Texas A&M, 31-20, at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
The win over the Aggies came after Alabama fell to Georgia and Tennessee in back-to-back weeks. Russell was 19 of 30 for 311 yards and threw three touchdown
passes against Texas A&M. Rico Scott had a banner day at receiver with six catches for a career-high 156 yards.
LSU defeated Auburn in a 38-17 romp at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Oct. 24. Sam Leavitt threw for 388 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for another score. Jackson Harris had nine catches for a career-high 178 yards and two touchdowns. The Tigers amassed 552 yards of total offense against Auburn.
Kalen DeBoer has already won once at Tiger Stadium. That was in Alabama's 42-13 rout of LSU in 2024. Will DeBoer lead the Crimson Tide to another win in Baton Rouge, or will Lane Kiffin beat the program he helped lead to a national championship 11 years ago as Nick Saban's offensive coordinator?
Will Alabama football beat LSU? ESPN's final score prediction
Ahead of Alabama-LSU, ESPN's Bill Connelly predicted the final score using his popular SP+ metrics. Connelly has the Tigers winning narrowly, which is in line with the oddsmakers' 6.5 spread favoring LSU.
His final score prediction: LSU 30, Alabama 23.
Connelly gives the Tigers a win probability of 66%.
Who has the edge? Where Alabama, LSU football sit in ESPN SP+ rankings entering Week 10 blockbuster
Alabama is No. 8 in ESPN's SP+ team rankings, down one spot from last week.
The Crimson Tide have an overall rating of 20.6 (up from 18.5 before the win over Texas A&M). Alabama is one spot below the Texas Longhorns (22.1) and one spot ahead of the Utah Utes (19.9) in ESPN's team rankings.
To break down Alabama's rating by units, SP+ gives the Crimson Tide a 36.8 rating on offense (No. 11 nationally) and a 16.4 rating on defense, which is No. 16 nationally. In special teams, Alabama is given a 0.2 rating, which ranks 45th nationally.
LSU is No. 4 in the SP+ team rankings with an overall rating of 24.7, one spot below Notre Dame and one spot ahead of Miami. The metrics give the Tigers a 38.3 rating on offense that's No. 6 nationally, a 13.6 rating on defense that's also sixth-best in the nation, and a minus-0.3 rating in special teams (No. 103).
What are ESPN SP+ rankings?
According to Connelly, SP+ is "simply a measure of the most sustainable and predictable aspects of football. If you're lucky or unimpressive in a win, your rating will probably fall. If you're strong and unlucky in a loss, it will probably rise."
"SP+ is not a résumé ranking, so it does not automatically give credit for big wins or particularly brave scheduling -- no good predictive system does," he adds.
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Alabama football vs. LSU: start time, channel for Week 10
Kickoff for Alabama-LSU in Week 10 of the 2026 college football season is 2:30 p.m. CT Saturday at Tiger Stadium. The game can be seen on ABC. Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will have the call of the game. Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge will report from the sidelines.
ESPN Radio will have the national radio broadcast of the game featuring play-by-play announcer Mike Couzens, Max Starks and Mike Peasley.
Alabama football schedule 2026
All times Central.
- Sept. 5: vs. East Carolina Pirates (W, 48-10)
- Sept. 12: at Kentucky Wildcats (W, 45-17)
- Sept. 19: vs. Florida State Seminoles (W, 50-36)
- Sept. 26: vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (W, 49-18)
- Oct. 3: at Mississippi State Bulldogs (W, 56-23)
- Oct. 10: vs. Georgia Bulldogs (L, 20-17)
- Oct. 17: at Tennessee Volunteers (L, 26-10)
- Oct. 24: vs. Texas A&M Aggies (W, 31-20)
- Nov. 7: at LSU Tigers, 2:30 p.m., ABC
- Nov. 14: at Vanderbilt Commodores, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
- Nov. 21: vs. Chattanooga Mocs, 1 p.m., SEC Network+
- Nov. 28: vs. Auburn Tigers, TBA
Record: 6-2 overall, 4-2 SEC.
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