After Alabama football and most teams have played five games, national statistics are beginning to have enough data to merit attention. Differences in schedule difficulty affect statistical results after so few games. Those differences will moderate but not disappear in the latter half of the season.
Without directly comparing the Alabama football schedule to other top SEC teams, it is fair to say the Crimson Tide schedule is so far not the toughest. Alabama football stats after playing Duke, New Mexico State, South Carolina, Southern Miss and Ole Miss should be strong. The five teams are a combined 10-14 on the season with the Duke Blue Devils leading the way at 3-1.