Worth the replay?

1. #1

   Jax StateatUCF

   CFB· ESPN+Down to the wire

   B

   60/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback12/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 86 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 60

2. #2

   East CarolinaatNC State

   CFB· ACC NetworkDown to the wire

   C

   40/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 58 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 40

3. #3

   NebraskaatCincinnati

   CFB· ESPN

   C

   40/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension28/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 57 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 40

4. #4

   WyomingatAkron

   CFB· ESPN+Down to the wire

   C

   39/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback3/20

   Decided late8/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 56 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 39

5. #5

   Alabama StatUAB

   CFB· ESPN+Back and forth

   C

   37/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension17/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback5/20

   Decided late1/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 53 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 37

6. #6

   OhioatRutgers

   CFB· BTN

   D

   27/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension17/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late1/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 38 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 27

7. #7

   Boise StatSouth Florida

   CFB· ESPNOne-sided

   D

   19/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings10/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 23 × pre-game weight 0.82 (pre-game Watchability 65, estimated) = 19

8. #8

   Miami OHatWisconsin

   CFB· BTNOne-sided

   D

   7/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension4/30

   Swings6/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 10 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 7

9. #9

   ElonatDuke

   CFB· ESPN+/ACCNXOne-sided

   D

   7/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings2/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 10 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 7

10. #10

    BuffaloatMinnesota

    CFB· FS1One-sided

    D

    5/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension2/30

    Swings5/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 7 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 5

11. #11

    Delaware StatDelaware

    CFB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    3/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension2/30

    Swings0/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 5 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 3

12. #12

    SF AustinatHouston

    CFB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    2/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings2/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 2 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 2

13. #13

    UT MartinatOklahoma St

    CFB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    0/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings0/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 0 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 0

14. #14

    LafayetteatBowling Green

    CFB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    0/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings0/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 0 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 0

15. #15

    Saint FrancisatUL Monroe

    CFB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    0/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings0/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 0 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 0

16. #16

    C ArkansasatMissouri

    CFB· SEC NetworkOne-sided

    D

    0/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings0/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 0 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 0

17. #17

    Stony BrookatSan Diego St

    CFBOne-sided

    D

    0/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings0/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 0 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 0

Ranked from each game's win probability as it was played (ESPN's for football and basketball; ours, from the goals, for hockey): how in doubt it was near the end, how far the winner came back from, how late it was decided, how big its momentum swings were and how often a team erased a deficit, with a bonus for overtime. That drama is then weighted by how good a matchup it was going in (its pre-game Watchability score), so a thriller between top teams ranks above an equally wild game between minor ones.