Worth the replay?

1. #1

   KansasatTexas Tech

   CBB· ESPNDown 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

   Incarnate WordatTexas A&M-CC

   CBB· CBSSNDown to the wire

   B+

   66/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

3. #3

   Tennessee TechatTennessee St

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wire

   B

   65/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback14/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 86 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 65

4. #4

   SouthernatJackson St

   CBBOvertimeDown to the wire

   B

   64/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings23/25

   Comeback7/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Overtime+8

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

5. #5

   NichollsatN'Western St

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wire

   B

   60/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings24/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

6. #6

   McNeeseatSF Austin

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wire

   B

   59/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback7/20

   Decided late14/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

7. #7

   MD EasternatNC Central

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wire

   B

   58/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback3/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 78 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 58

8. #8

   Boston UatHoly Cross

   CBB· CBSSNBack and forth

   C

   41/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension20/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late4/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 54 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 41

9. #9

   Florida A&MatAlabama St

   CBB

   D

   27/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension3/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 36 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 27

10. #10

    Weber StatSacramento St

    CBB· ESPN+

    D

    23/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension4/30

    Swings18/25

    Comeback7/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

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

11. #11

    LSU N OrleansatEast Texas A&M

    CBB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    13/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension3/30

    Swings14/25

    Comeback1/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

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

12. #12

    SE LouisianaatLamar

    CBB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    10/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings11/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 14 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 10

13. #13

    BethuneatAlabama A&M

    CBBOne-sided

    D

    7/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings6/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 9 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 7

14. #14

    GramblingatAlcorn St

    CBBOne-sided

    D

    6/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings6/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

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

15. #15

    SyracuseatNorth Carolina

    CBB· ESPNOne-sided

    D

    6/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension4/30

    Swings3/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

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

16. #16

    HowardatCoppin St

    CBBOne-sided

    D

    4/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings3/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

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

17. #17

    Idaho StatPortland St

    CBB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    3/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings4/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 4 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 3

18. #18

    Hou ChristianatUT Rio Grande

    CBB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    2/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension2/30

    Swings0/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

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

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.