Worth the replay?

1. #1

   Wichita StatSouth Florida

   CBB· ESPNUOvertimeDown to the wireBig comeback

   A

   75/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback18/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Overtime+8

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

2. #2

   Washington StatSan Francisco

   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

3. #3

   FAUatTemple

   CBB· ESPNUDown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   63/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 84 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 63

4. #4

   CharlotteatEast Carolina

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wire

   C+

   49/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 66 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 49

5. #5

   North TexasatTulane

   CBB· ESPN2Down to the wire

   C+

   46/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late13/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 61 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 46

6. #6

   AmericanatArmy

   CBB· ESPN+

   D

   23/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension15/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 31 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 23

7. #7

   TulsaatUAB

   CBB· ESPN+One-sided

   D

   18/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension1/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback4/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 24 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 18

8. #8

   Penn StateatMaryland

   CBB· BTNOne-sided

   D

   15/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

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

9. #9

   OaklandatGreen Bay

   CBB· ESPN+One-sided

   D

   14/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 18 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 14

10. #10

    MilwaukeeatPurdue FW

    CBB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    10/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension1/30

    Swings12/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

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

11. #11

    BlackburnatE Illinois

    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

12. #12

    Arizona StatHouston

    CBB· ESPNOne-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

13. #13

    UTSAatMemphis

    CBB· ESPNUOne-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.