It's possible you could argue we are playing defense better despite the statistics, but that would be tough to prove.

Wisconsin wasn't good - Could potentially argue Wisconsin got a friendly whistle that led to more FTs than deserved
Iowa St in the tournament was really bad
At Arizona was really bad

Luckily BYU has won those games, but it's because of offense and not defense.

It's going to be tough to outscore Alabama without some better defensive numbers.