Worth the replay?

1. #1

   Saint Joseph'satColorado St

   CBB· ESPNUDown to the wire

   B

   63/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings24/25

   Comeback12/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

2. #2

   G WashingtonatUtah Valley

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wire

   C+

   55/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback3/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

3. #3

   Miami OHatSMU

   CBB· truTV

   C

   40/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension14/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 53 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 40

4. #4

   Prairie ViewatLehigh

   CBB· truTVBack and forth

   D

   35/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension5/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 46 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 35

5. #5

   UICatCalifornia

   CBB· ESPN2One-sided

   D

   18/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension4/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

6. #6

   Murray StatNevada

   CBB· ESPN+One-sided

   D

   11/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension1/30

   Swings8/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 14 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 11

7. #7

   DaytonatBradley

   CBB· ESPNUOne-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

8. #8

   NavyatWake Forest

   CBB· ESPNUOne-sided

   D

   7/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension3/30

   Swings3/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

9. #9

   Kent StateatIllinois 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 5 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 3

10. #10

    Sam HoustonatNew Mexico

    CBB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    3/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension1/30

    Swings3/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

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

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.