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Five things to know heading into the madness

By Nancy Lieberman
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, March 7, 2006

Championship Week is hitting its stride. Bubble teams are hoping they'll be along for the ride when the bracket is released Monday. And the awards season is quickly approaching. With that in mind, here are five things you need to know -- at least from one analyst's perspective -- as March Madness heats up: 1. Which teams should be the No. 1 seeds? After crunching the numbers again late Friday night, my top seeds are North Carolina, LSU, Duke and Tennessee. That leaves five teams contending f ...

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