Worth the replay?

1. #1

   Jackson StatFlorida A&M

   CBBDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   73/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback17/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 97 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 73

2. #2

   Morgan StatNorfolk St

   CBBDown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   72/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback19/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 97 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 72

3. #3

   C ConnecticutatStonehill

   CBBDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   70/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings23/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

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

4. #4

   ArizonaatBYU

   CBB· ESPN

   C+

   47/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension28/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

5. #5

   Delaware StatSC State

   CBB· ESPN+

   C

   45/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 59 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 45

6. #6

   UT Rio GrandeatTexas A&M-CC

   CBB· ESPN+Back and forth

   C

   42/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension15/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

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

7. #7

   Le MoyneatFDU

   CBB

   D

   22/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension12/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 30 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 22

8. #8

   Penn StateatOhio State

   CBB· FS1

   D

   19/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension15/30

   Swings11/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 26 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 19

9. #9

   LouisvilleatDuke

   CBB· ESPNOne-sided

   D

   9/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings9/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 12 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 9

10. #10

    Alcorn StatBethune

    CBBOne-sided

    D

    6/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension7/30

    Swings0/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 7 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 6

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.