Worth the replay?

1. #1

   East Texas A&MatSE Louisiana

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   71/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 95 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 71

2. #2

   North AlabamaatAlabama A&M

   CBBBig comeback

   B

   57/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension23/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback17/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 76 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 57

3. #3

   Incarnate WordatTCU

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wire

   C+

   54/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback5/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 72 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 54

4. #4

   McNeeseatHou Christian

   CBB· ESPN+

   C

   42/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension22/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late5/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 56 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 42

5. #5

   NiagaraatVCU

   CBB· ESPN+One-sided

   D

   6/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings0/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 8 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 6

6. #6

   WoffordatGardner-Webb

   CBB· ESPN+One-sided

   D

   5/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings5/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 7 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 5

7. #7

   WyomingatS Dakota St

   CBBOne-sided

   D

   4/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings5/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 5 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 4

8. #8

   BryanatSamford

   CBB· ESPN+One-sided

   D

   2/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings0/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 3 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 2

9. #9

   Minn CrookatN Dakota St

   CBBOne-sided

   D

   2/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings0/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 3 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 2

10. #10

    RhodesatStetson

    CBB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    1/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension1/30

    Swings0/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 1 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 1

11. #11

    EcclesiaatAR-Pine Bluff

    CBBOne-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 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 0

12. #12

    CampbellsvilleatWestern KY

    CBB· 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 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, 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.