Worth the replay?

1. #1

   TexasatGonzaga

   CBB· truTV/TBSDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   67/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

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

2. #2

   VanderbiltatNebraska

   CBB· TNTDown to the wire

   B+

   65/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback12/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 87 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 65

3. #3

   LibertyatNevada

   CBB· ESPN+Down to the wireBack and forth

   B

   64/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback7/20

   Decided late13/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

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

4. #4

   High PointatArkansas

   CBB· truTV/TBSDown to the wireBack and forth

   C+

   53/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late14/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 70 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 53

5. #5

   DaytonatUNC Wilmington

   CBB· ESPN+

   D

   22/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension1/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 29 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 22

6. #6

   LouisvilleatMichigan St

   CBB· CBS

   D

   22/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension5/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback5/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 29 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 22

7. #7

   Saint LouisatMichigan

   CBB· CBSOne-sided

   D

   11/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings10/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

8. #8

   TCUatDuke

   CBB· CBSOne-sided

   D

   9/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings7/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 12 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 9

9. #9

   VCUatIllinois

   CBB· CBSOne-sided

   D

   8/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings8/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 11 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 8

10. #10

    Texas A&MatHouston

    CBB· TNTOne-sided

    D

    5/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings4/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

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

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.