Tide Loyalty Points
Alabama Athletics and The University of Alabama Student Government Association are excited for another year of Tide Loyalty Points - the official fan loyalty program built exclusively for Alabama students!
You may be asking us why Tide Loyalty Points (TLP) is so important? It is a program that rewards students for being the biggest sports fan on campus. By attending as many sporting events as possible you will increase your chances of eligibility for a full-season football ticket package, postseason football and basketball tickets and so much more.
Students' priority access to regular season and postseason ticket packages is determined by their total Tide Loyalty Points.
Activate Your Account
Your account already exists! And things just got even simpler with our new password-less log in. Just follow the simple steps to log on:
5 Steps to Activate Your Account
- Open the Tide Loyalty Points app for iOS or Android.
- Sign in with your Crimson email. Enter your @crimson.ua.edu address. No password is needed. We'll send a six-digit code straight to your email. The code will take a couple of minutes to come through. Make sure to check your spam folder.
- Turn on Location and Bluetooth. Set location services to "Always Allow" to enable automatic check-ins.
- Add your pass to your phone's wallet. Tap "Add to Apple Wallet" or "Add to Google Wallet" so your QR code is ready to scan at available kiosks.
- Attend games and earn points. Points add up when you attend home events, stay for football's four quarters and earn UA credit hours.
In your phone settings make sure you
- Enable Bluetooth.
- Choose whether to allow location access "Always" or "While Using the App."
- Within the Tide Loyalty location settings, turn on the "Precise Location" button.
Important: Your account must be set up with a crimson.ua.edu email address. If you enter a personal email (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.), your account will not be recognized.
Trouble signing in? Email us at TideLoyalty@ia.ua.edu.
Note: These location settings only need to be enabled while attending home athletic events. You may modify or disable these settings when not in attendance at an athletic event. The beacon technology used to operate the program only detects whether your phone is inside the venue during an athletic event. The exact location of your phone at any given point in time can never be accessed or shared by The University of Alabama or any third-party entities.
Add Your Membership QR Code to Your Phone Wallet
One way to ensure you are always getting your points is at the check-in kiosks. At every event, you will be able to scan your membership QR code and redeem your points right there. To make sure your membership QR code is always available, follow these simple steps.
- Open the Tide Loyalty Points app
- Click the three lines in the top right of your screen
- Go to View ID
- Tap "Add to Apple Wallet" or "Add to Google Wallet"
- Scan your personal membership QR code
- Attend events and scan the QR code at the kiosk
What You Need to Know About Points!
The Point System
Now that you're logged in, let's start getting those points!
All currently enrolled University of Alabama students who are eligible for athletics tickets can participate. You can earn points throughout the school year in 5 different ways.
Priority access to regular season and postseason tickets will be determined by total points earned over the course of each student's enrollment.
Points are only awarded for credit hours earned at The University of Alabama. Transfer students with credit hours from other institutions will only receive points for credit hours earned while enrolled at UA.
How to Earn Points
- 25 points per UA credit hour earned
- 100 points per home athletic event attended. Watch for double and triple point nights
- 75 points per ticket donated by 5 p.m. CT on Wednesday of game week
- 25 points per ticket donated 2 hours prior to kickoff
- 250Â points per year that you join Crimson Chaos
- 250 points per football game when you stay through the fourth quarter
Credit Hours
Points earned for UA credit hours completed are automatically added to students' accounts after each semester once final grades have been submitted.
Donating Student Football Tickets
Don't let your ticket go unused. Ticket donation points will be added to students' accounts on the Monday following each home football game.
- 75 points - Donate by 5 p.m. CT on the Wednesday of game week.
- 25 points - Donate up to 2 hours before kickoff.
Points are posted on the Monday after the game. You cannot earn points for donating and attending the same game.
Crimson Chaos Members
- Join Crimson Chaos and earn 250 points as a one-time bonus, added once per year.
- Beginning October 1, bonus points are posted at the end of every month for new members.
Check-In Kiosks
One way to ensure you are always getting your points is at the check-in kiosks. At every event, you will be able to scan your membership QR code and redeem your points right there. To access your membership QR code:
- Open the Tide Loyalty Points app
- Click the three lines in the top right of your screen
- Go to View ID
- Tap "Add to Apple Wallet" or "Add to Google Wallet"
- Scan your personal membership QR code
- Attend events and scan the QR code at the kiosk
Kiosks are located at the Athletics Marketing table on the concourse for all events other than football.
At every home football game at Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium, during the fourth quarter the Check-In Stations will be located on the lowest level of the student section on the concourse beside the exit of Gate 40 and at the bottom of the student exit spiral.
If you have problems using a Check-In Station, please see a member of the Alabama Athletics Marketing staff.
Determining Ticket Priority
- March 10-20Â - Regular season snapshot: Points earned through the 2025 winter semester and events attended lock in your rank for the April opt-in.
- April - Regular season opt-in: Highest-ranked students get full season packages; remaining opt-ins get partial packages (3-4 games). All returning opt-ins are guaranteed a package.
- November 1-15 - SEC Championship snapshot: Ranks students for the SEC Championship ticket opt-in, if applicable.
- November 20-30 - CFP/Bowl snapshot: Final point totals for the season rank students for College Football Playoff or bowl game tickets until availability runs out.
Football Regular Season Tickets
Returning students who are interested in purchasing regular season tickets must opt in during the designated opt-in window, which takes place each April before the season.
After the opt-in period has closed, students will be ranked from highest to lowest Tide Loyalty Point total. Full-season ticket packages will be assigned until inventory is exhausted. Once full-season packages have been been assigned, all remaining students who opted in will be offered a partial-season ticket package.
Students' point totals will include all UA credit hours earned through the winter semester, plus all events attended while enrolled at The University of Alabama through the designated spring cutoff date (approximately March 10-20).
Football Postseason Tickets
Students interested in purchasing postseason tickets must opt in during the designated opt-in windows for:
- SEC Championship Game (if applicable)
- College Football Playoff or bowl game (if applicable)
After each opt-in period closes, students will be ranked from highest to lowest Tide Loyalty Point total, and tickets will be assigned until inventory is exhausted.
SEC Championship Game tickets (if applicable) will be allocated using Tide Loyalty Point totals earned through the early November cutoff date.
College Football Playoff or bowl game tickets will be allocated using Tide Loyalty Point totals earned through the late November cutoff date.
Students' point totals on those dates will include all UA credit hours earned through the applicable summer semester and all Alabama Athletics events attended while enrolled at The University of Alabama.
Postseason Tickets - Other Sports
The postseason student ticket sales process for other sports will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
When The University of Alabama receives a student ticket allotment, priority access to purchase those tickets will be determined by Tide Loyalty Points.
FAQs
I'm so glad you asked - there's lots of helpful information!
- Events: See every upcoming event, its point value, and favorite the ones you don't want to miss
- Appeals: Missed a scan? File within 24 hours of the event to still get your points
- Notifications: Weekly updates on giveaways, food and double and triple point night so you never miss out.
- Activity: Check in real time whether your points from today's game have come through.
You will automatically receive a notification on your phone when your points have been awarded.
If you do not receive a notification from Tide Loyalty Points, open the app and visit the Activity tab to see whether your points have been added.
If your points are not awarded automatically, visit one of the Tide Loyalty Points check-in stations at the top or bottom of the southeast spiral nearest the student section before exiting the stadium to use the check-in station and receive your points.
If your points are not displayed while you are still at the game, visit one of the Tide Loyalty Points Check-In Stations during the fourth quarter for assistance.
To appeal missing points after the game has concluded, submit an official appeal through the app by 11:59 p.m. the day after kickoff.
The Student Government Association, in conjunction with Alabama Athletics Marketing, will review your appeal and, if approved, manually add the missing points to your account.
Charging stations are located on the concourse outside the student section of Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium where you can charge your phone.
If you need additional assistance, visit one of the Tide Loyalty Points Check-In Stations located on each level of the student section during the fourth quarter.
Please be prepared with a valid ACT Card and your Tide Loyalty Points app to receive your points.
Yes.
Visit one of the Tide Loyalty Points Check-In Stations on each level of the student section before exiting Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium to receive your points for attending the game.
The beacon technology used to automatically award Tide Loyalty Points is installed only in the student section of Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
If you attend a game but sit outside the student section, present your ACT Card, valid photo ID, or Tide Loyalty Points Membership ID at one of the Tide Loyalty Points Check-In Stations located on each level of the student section during the fourth quarter.
In the event of severe weather, or if the temperature reaches 92 degrees at any time after kickoff, all students who receive attendance points will automatically receive their Stay for Four bonus points.
Yes.
You may allow the app to access your phone's location only "While Using the App."
When this option is selected, you must:
- Open the app while inside the stadium to receive attendance points.
- Open the app again after the start of the fourth quarter to receive your Stay for Four points.
You may also use a Tide Loyalty Points Check-In Station during the fourth quarter at each level of the student section at Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Yes.
Students may upgrade a maximum of two (2) student tickets to student guest tickets each season.
After upgrading two tickets during the same season, additional ticket upgrades are not permitted for the remainder of that season.
Students who do not use their ticket for three (3) games during the same season will not be included in the initial opt-in opportunity for postseason tickets during the current year or regular season tickets for the following year.
If postseason or regular season tickets remain available after the initial opt-in period, students with three or more unused tickets may then opt in to purchase tickets.
If you are a returning sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student and cannot see your previously earned Tide Loyalty Points, please email TideLoyalty@ia.ua.edu.
If you are a transfer sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student, your point total will remain zero until:
- Your fall credit hours have been completed, and
- You have attended at least one Alabama Athletics event.
If you are a freshman, your point total will remain zero until:
- Your fall credit hours have been completed, and
- You have attended at least one Alabama Athletics event.
If your points are still not showing after completing one of those requirements, please email TideLoyalty@ia.ua.edu
Ticket donations and transfers will continue to be managed through your myTickets account.
No.
You cannot earn points for donating a ticket to a game and attending that same game.
All students returning for the fall semester will receive an email in the spring inviting them to opt in to purchase regular season tickets.
After the opt-in period has closed, students interested in purchasing regular season tickets will be ranked from highest point total to lowest point total.
If demand exceeds the number of seats available in the student section, a point cutoff will be established. Students above the cutoff will receive full-season ticket packages, while students below the cutoff will receive split-season packages (three or four games).
All returning students who opt in will be guaranteed a ticket package. Their Tide Loyalty Points ranking determines how many games are included in that package.
Yes.
Incoming students may purchase a split-season ticket package during the incoming student ticket sale in June on a first-come, first-served basis.
All students will receive an email in November inviting them to opt in to purchase postseason tickets.
After the opt-in period has closed, students interested in purchasing postseason tickets will be ranked from highest point total to lowest point total.
If demand exceeds the number of seats available in Alabama's student ticket allotment, a cutoff point total will be established. Only students ranked above the cutoff will be eligible to purchase postseason tickets.
Yes.
Seat locations will be allocated based on your Tide Loyalty Points ranking.
Current student-athletes must also download the Tide Loyalty Points app and enable Location Services and Bluetooth to participate.
As usual, enter Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium through Gate 25.
Your attendance points will automatically be awarded upon entry, and your Stay for Four bonus points will automatically be awarded at the start of the fourth quarter.
