Top 10 Plays That Shaped the 2018 College Football Playoff

[Hylights]

After 14 weeks of wild college football, the question "Who's In?" has been answered. Here's a look at how we got to this point, with the top 10 most influential plays in deciding who made it into the 2018 College Football Playoff.

 

[FerShizzle]

Not sure why 3 of the top 10 involve Ohio St when they didn’t get into the playoff?

I guess Alabama and Clemson glowing out almost everyone leaves few highlights for them?

 

[Hylights]

Not sure why 3 of the top 10 involve Ohio St when they didn’t get into the playoff?

I guess Alabama and Clemson glowing out almost everyone leaves few highlights for them?

Ohio State's close victory over Maryland kept their hopes temporarily alive, but wasn't that influential so it was at #10. Ohio State's victory over Michigan knocked Michigan out. Purdue beating Ohio State knocked Ohio State out. Alabama didn't really have many close calls, Clemson's only close games were Syracuse and Texas A&M which are both included, Notre Dame didn't really have many game-defining plays other than a subpar touchdown pass against Pitt with around 6 minutes left in the game.

 

[FerShizzle]

Ohio State's close victory over Maryland kept their hopes temporarily alive, but wasn't that influential so it was at #10. Ohio State's victory over Michigan knocked Michigan out. Purdue beating Ohio State knocked Ohio State out. Alabama didn't really have many close calls, Clemson's only close games were Syracuse and Texas A&M which are both included, Notre Dame didn't really have many game-defining plays other than a subpar touchdown pass against Pitt with around 6 minutes left in the game.

If anything... the only play featuring Ohio State that had any effect in the CFP was the one from the Purdue game that kept them out. Them winning games to stay in the conversation did not effect the CFP at all per the original OP.