Worth the replay?

1. #1

   IowaatFlorida

   CBB· TBSDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   72/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback17/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 97 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 72

2. #2

   Saint Joseph'satCalifornia

   CBB· ESPNUDown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   71/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback20/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

3. #3

   Illinois StatWake Forest

   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

   TennesseeatVirginia

   CBB· TNTDown to the wire

   B

   56/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 75 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 56

5. #5

   St John'satKansas

   CBB· CBSDown to the wire

   B

   55/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings21/25

   Comeback3/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

6. #6

   UCLAatUConn

   CBB· TNTBack and forth

   C+

   48/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension27/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late10/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 65 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 48

7. #7

   MiamiatPurdue

   CBB· CBSBack and forth

   D

   30/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension12/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 41 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 30

8. #8

   KentuckyatIowa State

   CBB· CBS

   D

   26/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 35 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 26

9. #9

   Wichita StatOklahoma St

   CBB· ESPN2

   D

   25/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension2/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback7/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

10. #10

    Utah StateatArizona

    CBB· truTVOne-sided

    D

    17/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension15/30

    Swings8/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 22 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 17

11. #11

    G WashingtonatNew Mexico

    CBB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    11/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension3/30

    Swings9/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

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

12. #12

    UNLVatTulsa

    CBB· ESPNUOne-sided

    D

    10/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension6/30

    Swings4/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 13 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 10

13. #13

    Texas TechatAlabama

    CBB· TBSOne-sided

    D

    8/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension2/30

    Swings8/25

    Comeback1/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

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

14. #14

    Seattle UatAuburn

    CBB· ESPN2One-sided

    D

    5/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension2/30

    Swings0/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth5/10

    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.