Last season was not an exception with its repeated question, “who has Alabama played.” The fallacious contention Alabama football schedules don’t measure up to other Power Five teams goes back many seasons.
The facts tell a far different story. Based on the last three seasons, Alabama football has played far more ranked teams than any other top Power Five program. Using data from sports-reference.com, we tracked the Alabama schedules from 2015-2017 and compared them to 17 other top Power Five programs.
It is important to remember college football scheduling has many challenges. Most games are set many years in advance.