Worth the replay?

1. #1

   VCUatNorth Carolina

   CBB· TNTOvertimeDown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   75/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback20/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Overtime+8

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

2. #2

   High PointatWisconsin

   CBB· TBSDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   71/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback18/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 95 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 71

3. #3

   TCUatOhio State

   CBB· CBSDown to the wire

   B+

   68/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 90 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 68

4. #4

   TexasatBYU

   CBB· TBS

   C+

   47/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension23/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

5. #5

   SienaatDuke

   CBB· CBS

   D

   31/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension18/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late4/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 42 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 31

6. #6

   McNeeseatVanderbilt

   CBB· truTV

   D

   24/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension14/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 33 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 24

7. #7

   Kennesaw StatGonzaga

   CBB· TBSOne-sided

   D

   16/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension11/30

   Swings2/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 21 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 16

8. #8

   South FloridaatLouisville

   CBB· TNTOne-sided

   D

   15/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension11/30

   Swings4/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 20 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 15

9. #9

   Texas A&MatSaint Mary's

   CBB· truTVOne-sided

   D

   14/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension2/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 18 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 14

10. #10

    Saint LouisatGeorgia

    CBB· CBSOne-sided

    D

    10/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings13/25

    Comeback1/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

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

11. #11

    TroyatNebraska

    CBB· truTVOne-sided

    D

    4/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings0/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth5/10

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

12. #12

    PennatIllinois

    CBB· TNTOne-sided

    D

    2/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings0/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 3 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 2

13. #13

    N Dakota StatMichigan St

    CBB· TNTOne-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

14. #14

    HowardatMichigan

    CBB· CBSOne-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

15. #15

    IdahoatHouston

    CBB· truTVOne-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

    Hawai'iatArkansas

    CBB· TBSOne-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.