Worth the replay?

1. #1

   SF AustinatTulsa

   CBB· ESPNUOvertimeDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   A

   75/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback17/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Overtime+8

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

2. #2

   UNC WilmingtonatYale

   CBB· ESPN+Down 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 96 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 72

3. #3

   DavidsonatOklahoma St

   CBB· ESPN2Down to the wire

   B

   61/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings21/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 81 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 61

4. #4

   St ThomasatSeattle U

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wireBack and forth

   B

   60/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late10/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

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

5. #5

   LibertyatGeorge Mason

   CBB· ESPN2Down to the wire

   B

   59/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings21/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

6. #6

   TexasatNC State

   CBB· truTVDown to the wire

   B

   57/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings21/25

   Comeback4/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 76 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 57

7. #7

   UMBCatHoward

   CBB· truTV

   C+

   55/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension27/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback7/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 73 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 55

8. #8

   UNLVatUC Irvine

   CBB· ESPNUDown to the wire

   C+

   52/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 70 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 52

9. #9

   WyomingatWichita St

   CBB· ESPNUDown to the wire

   C+

   47/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late12/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

10. #10

    South AlabamaatAuburn

    CBB· ESPN2One-sided

    D

    14/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension5/30

    Swings9/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth5/10

    Drama 19 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 14

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.