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Glory Road

Coin Flip Wins almost exactly half the time
2006 · Drama, History · James Gartner

No consensus on Glory Road. Across 73 matchups it sits at 51% — exactly where 50% puts you, winning and losing in equal measure. An underdog sports story that resonates deeply with voters who know it and registers barely at all with those who don't. Name recognition is the bottleneck, not quality. 1.8s average. Quick enough to suggest a snap judgment, slow enough to involve a flicker of thought.

Synopsis

In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.

Round 1
53.7%
Semifinals
45.5%
Finals
50%
5/10

54%, 46%, 50%. Voters are genuinely divided regardless of when they encounter Glory Road. No round breaks the tie; no round widens it.

White Men Can't Jump is the nearest thing to a true rival at 54%. The margin is slim and the outcome still feels unsettled. Glory Road dominates He Got Game at 100%. Space Jam at 0% is the one matchup where that confidence disappears.

Closest Rival
Dominates
Kryptonite
Space Jam
100.0%
Hoosiers
70.0%

Glory Road handles Hoop Dreams in the semis but can't get past Space Jam in the final (0%). The tournament nemesis is clear.

BingeBracket Record
51%
Win Rate
#32 of 88 in Drama #19 of 41 from the 2000s
Scores based on real fan votes in head-to-head brackets. 50% = wins as often as it loses — perfectly average.
Featured Tournament

#3 of 8 in Basketball Movie Madness!.

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He Got Game #1
Hoosiers #2
Glory Road #3
White Men Can't Jump #4
Hustle #5
Space Jam #6
Hoop Dreams #7
Coach Carter #8
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