Villanova had little trouble dispatching No. 16 Radford in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
The second round looks to be much more difficult.
Top-seeded Villanova (31-4) crushed Radford 87-61 on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. The Wildcats will face scrappy ninth-seeded Alabama (20-15) in the second round Saturday afternoon in the first game of the day.
The Crimson Tide defeated No. 8 Virginia Tech 86-83 on Thursday.
In 2016, Villanova captured the program's second national championship. Last year, Villanova was ousted by Wisconsin in the second round despite being the top overall seed.