The Most Lopsided Games in College Football Playoff History

The College Football Playoff was meant to feature the nation's best schools. The results haven't always reflected that.

SI Staff | Dec 29, 2018

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The College Football Playoff features the best teams in the country. However, results haven't always reflected that.

Since the 2014–15 season, the Playoff has featured three games to determine a national champion. Four programs compete in semifinal matchups before the final two meet in the title game.

On Friday, top-ranked Alabama beat No. 4 Cincinnati, 27–6, a 21-point differential that ranked among one of the more decisive CFP games. But in the nightcap, No. 3 Georgia beat No. 2 Michigan by a slightly bigger margin, 34–11, to take eighth place on the overall list.

Here is a list of the most lopsided games since the Playoff was first introduced.

The Crimson Tide won their sixth straight CFP semifinal game in Friday's Cotton Bowl. :: Gary Cosby Jr./USA TODAY NETWORK

1. 2014 Rose Bowl: No. 2 Oregon 59 No. 3 Florida State, 20 (39 points)

2. 2015 Cotton Bowl: No. 2 Alabama 38, No. 3 Michigan State 0 (38 points)

3. 2019 Peach Bowl: No. 1 LSU 63, No. 4 Oklahoma 28 (35 points)

4. 2016 Fiesta Bowl: No. 2 Clemson 31, No. 3 Ohio State 0 (31 points)

T-5. 2018 national championship: No. 2 Clemson 44, No. 1 Alabama 16; 2020 national championship: No. 1 Alabama 52, No. 3 Ohio State 24 (28 points)

7. 2018 Cotton Bowl: No. 2 Clemson 30, No. 3 Notre Dame 3 (27 points)

8. 2021 Orange Bowl: No. 3 Georgia 34, No. 2 Michigan 11 (23 points)

9. 2015 national championship: No. 4 Ohio State 42, No. 2 Oregon 20 (22 points)

T-10. 2020 Sugar Bowl: No. 3 Ohio State 49, No. 2 Clemson 28; 2021 Cotton Bowl: No. 1 Alabama 27, No. 4 Cincinnati 6 (21 points)

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Published Dec 29, 2018

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