Worth the replay?

1. #1

   UNLVatColorado St

   CBB· CBSSNDown to the wireBack and forth

   B+

   68/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 91 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 68

2. #2

   CanisiusatManhattan

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   68/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings21/25

   Comeback17/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 90 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 68

3. #3

   USCatMinnesota

   CBB· BTNOvertimeDown to the wire

   B+

   66/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings24/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Overtime+8

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

4. #4

   Saint Peter'satMount St Marys

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wireBack and forth

   B

   62/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 83 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 62

5. #5

   MaristatSacred Heart

   CBB· ESPN+

   B

   60/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension29/30

   Swings21/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 80 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 60

6. #6

   MerrimackatSiena

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wire

   B

   56/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings21/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 75 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 56

7. #7

   Wright StatDetroit Mercy

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wire

   C+

   48/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 64 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 48

8. #8

   RideratFairfield

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wire

   C+

   47/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late13/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 63 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 47

9. #9

   AkronatBowling Green

   CBB· CBSSN

   C

   41/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late9/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 55 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 41

10. #10

    N KentuckyatMilwaukee

    CBB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    15/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings11/25

    Comeback9/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 20 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 15

11. #11

    IU IndyatGreen Bay

    CBB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    10/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension2/30

    Swings9/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 13 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 10

12. #12

    Cleveland StatOakland

    CBB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    7/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension4/30

    Swings3/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 10 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 7

13. #13

    Miami OHatToledo

    CBB· CBSSNOne-sided

    D

    4/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension1/30

    Swings5/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 6 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 4

14. #14

    Bryant Str OHatYoungstown St

    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

15. #15

    NiagaraatIona

    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.