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Glory Road

Underdog Below average but still in the conversation
2006 · Drama, History · James Gartner

At 45% across 129 matchups, Glory Road is losing more than it wins — but not by the kind of margin that suggests the audience has made up its mind. 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. Fans decide quickly — 1.6s avg vs 3.5s platform average.

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
43.6%
34/78
Semifinals
50%
Finals
41.2%

44%, 50%, 41%. Not all bad — the semis at 50% are above average, which gives Glory Road something to build on even if the overall record hasn't caught up.

Hoosiers is the nearest thing to a true rival at 47%. The margin is slim and the outcome still feels unsettled. Glory Road dominates He Got Game at 100%. Space Jam at 18% is the one matchup where that confidence disappears.

Closest Rival
Dominates
Kryptonite
Space Jam
81.8%

Glory Road handles Hoosiers in the semis but can't get past Space Jam in the final (18%). The tournament nemesis is clear.

BingeBracket Record
45%
Win Rate
#63 of 104 in Drama #33 of 49 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

#5 of 8 in Basketball Movie Madness!.

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Space Jam #1
White Men Can't Jump #2
Hoosiers #3
He Got Game #4
Glory Road #5
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