Worth the replay?

1. #1

   Tarleton StatArmy

   CFB· CBSSNOvertimeDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   70/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback18/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 100 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 70

2. #2

   C MichiganatSan José St

   CFB· FS1Down to the wire

   B

   61/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings24/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 87 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 61

3. #3

   Georgia TechatColorado

   CFB· ESPNDown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   57/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 82 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 57

4. #4

   Kennesaw StatWake Forest

   CFB· ACC NetworkDown to the wire

   C

   45/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 64 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 45

5. #5

   AuburnatBaylor

   CFB· Fox

   D

   25/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension9/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 36 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 25

6. #6

   App StateatCharlotte

   CFB· ESPNUOne-sided

   D

   16/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 23 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 16

7. #7

   UNLVatSam Houston

   CFB· CBSSNOne-sided

   D

   6/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings3/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 8 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 6

8. #8

   BethuneatFIU

   CFB· ESPN+One-sided

   D

   5/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings0/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 8 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 5

9. #9

   W MichiganatMichigan St

   CFB· FS1One-sided

   D

   4/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings3/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 5 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 4

10. #10

    W IllinoisatIllinois

    CFB· PeacockOne-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 0.82 (pre-game Watchability 65, estimated) = 0

11. #11

    WagneratKansas

    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

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.