Worth the replay?

1. #1

   OregonatRutgers

   CBB· PeacockOvertimeDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   A

   75/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback14/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 100 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 75

2. #2

   ColumbiaatCornell

   CBB· ESPN+Big comebackBack and forth

   B+

   70/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension29/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback17/20

   Decided late12/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 93 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 70

3. #3

   PennatPrinceton

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   67/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback16/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 89 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 67

4. #4

   SF AustinatMcNeese

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wireBack and forth

   B+

   66/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback10/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 88 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 66

5. #5

   Prairie ViewatSouthern

   CBBDown to the wireBack and forth

   B+

   65/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings21/25

   Comeback12/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 87 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 65

6. #6

   MilwaukeeatGreen Bay

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wire

   B

   64/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback10/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 85 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 64

7. #7

   N'Western StatNicholls

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wire

   B

   59/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback5/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 79 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 59

8. #8

   NebraskaatOhio State

   CBB· FS1Down to the wire

   B

   59/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 79 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 59

9. #9

   DartmouthatHarvard

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wire

   B

   58/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 77 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 58

10. #10

    William & MaryatCharleston

    CBB· CBSSNDown to the wire

    B

    57/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension30/30

    Swings21/25

    Comeback10/20

    Decided late13/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

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

11. #11

    East Texas A&MatLSU N Orleans

    CBB· ESPN+

    C

    40/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension29/30

    Swings12/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late13/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 54 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 40

12. #12

    Incarnate WordatUT Rio Grande

    CBB· ESPN+

    D

    31/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension19/30

    Swings18/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late4/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 41 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 31

13. #13

    Alabama StatAR-Pine Bluff

    CBB

    D

    25/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension8/30

    Swings20/25

    Comeback3/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 34 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 25

14. #14

    YaleatBrown

    CBB· ESPN+

    D

    22/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension2/30

    Swings18/25

    Comeback7/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 29 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 22

15. #15

    LamaratSE Louisiana

    CBB· ESPN+

    D

    21/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension6/30

    Swings17/25

    Comeback3/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 28 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 21

16. #16

    Texas A&M-CCatHou Christian

    CBB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    13/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension3/30

    Swings13/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 18 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 13

17. #17

    USCatMichigan St

    CBB· FS1One-sided

    D

    13/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings12/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth5/10

    Drama 17 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 13

18. #18

    Texas SouthernatGrambling

    CBBOne-sided

    D

    11/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings9/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth5/10

    Drama 14 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 11

19. #19

    Alabama A&MatMiss Valley St

    CBBOne-sided

    D

    8/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension1/30

    Swings8/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 11 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 8

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.