Worth the replay?

1. #1

   UNLVatBoise St

   CBB· FS1OvertimeDown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   72/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback20/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 96 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 72

2. #2

   ColumbiaatPenn

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wireBack and forth

   B+

   69/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings23/25

   Comeback14/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 92 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 69

3. #3

   HamptonatNC A&T

   CBB· ESPN2Down to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   67/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings21/25

   Comeback18/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

4. #4

   IonaatCanisius

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wire

   C+

   54/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings21/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late14/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 72 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 54

5. #5

   Saint Peter'satSacred Heart

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wire

   C+

   49/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback3/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 65 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 49

6. #6

   ManhattanatNiagara

   CBB· ESPN+

   C

   41/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension23/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback3/20

   Decided late7/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

7. #7

   BrownatHarvard

   CBB· ESPN+

   C

   38/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension22/30

   Swings11/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 51 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 38

8. #8

   Mount St MarysatRider

   CBB· ESPN+

   D

   30/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension20/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late5/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 40 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 30

9. #9

   QuinnipiacatSiena

   CBB· ESPN+

   D

   25/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension8/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

10. #10

    UMassatAkron

    CBB· CBSSNOne-sided

    D

    19/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension8/30

    Swings12/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth5/10

    Drama 25 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 19

11. #11

    George MasonatG Washington

    CBB· CBSSNOne-sided

    D

    16/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension2/30

    Swings15/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth5/10

    Drama 22 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 16

12. #12

    Michigan StatWisconsin

    CBB· FoxOne-sided

    D

    12/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings14/25

    Comeback2/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 16 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 12

13. #13

    YaleatDartmouth

    CBB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    11/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension5/30

    Swings7/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 15 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 11

14. #14

    CornellatPrinceton

    CBB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    5/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings7/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 7 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 5

15. #15

    OhioatMiami OH

    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

16. #16

    Saint LouisatLoyola Chicago

    CBB· ESPN2One-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.