Alabama’s reign atop the model’s rankings was short-lived.

It’s Ohio State’s turn.

The model used here to assign each FBS team a rating and project the outcome of every FBS game this season started out with Clemson as the No. 1 team in the country before the Tigers were usurped by the Crimson Tide. But after demolishing Rutgers, 58-0, this past weekend, the Buckeyes are now the model’s top team in the country with a rating of 58.52, moving past Alabama’s rating of 56.57.

The Buckeyes posted a Game Score of 89.10 in their blanking of the Scarlet Knights last Saturday, the fourth-best against a FBS team last week. It was their best Game Score — a metric that measures non-adjusted team efficiency every game on a 0-100 scale where 50 is average — of the season, topping dominant performances against Tulsa (79.74), Bowling Green (75.58) and Oklahoma (58.52).

Ohio State outgained Rutgers by a whopping 669-116 margin and racked up 32 first downs to the Scarlet Knights’ nine. They got past midfield on their first drive and then never again, not even advancing past its own 30-yard line on their final nine possessions. After picking off J.T. Barrett on the Buckeyes’ first drive, Ohio State scored on its next eight drives, including seven touchdowns.

Barrett passed for 238 yards and four touchdowns, giving him a school record 59 for his career. He has thrown for at least four scores in three of Ohio State’s four games this season. Barrett is a big reason why the Buckeyes have the nation’s No. 3 scoring offense (57.0 points per game) and No. 4 total offense (576.3 yards per game).

Not to be outdone, Ohio State’s defense has been arguably the best in the country. It is the only defense in the nation to allow fewer than 10 plays of 20+ yards (nine), to allow fewer than 10 points per game (9.3) and to not allow a single rushing touchdown yet. The Buckeyes are one of two teams that have yet to surrender a play of 40 or more yards, with Miami being the other. They led the country in yards allowed per pass (4.5) and are No. 3 in total defense (235.5).

With the lopsided win, Ohio State improved to 54-4 under Urban Meyer and took another step toward returning to the College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes have outscored their opponents by an average of 47.7 points per game — 11.7 more than any other team in the country.

Among the other most dominating performances from last week was Western Michigan’s 49-10 clobbering of Central Michigan, earning it a 89.93 Game Score. Broncos quarterback Zach Terrell was efficient, going 15-for-21 with 170 yards and three touchdowns while Jarvion Franklin led the rushing attack with 132 yards and two scores. Western Michigan held Chippewas quarterback Cooper Rush to 178 yards, one touchdown and one interception while limiting them to 99 yards on 33 carries. Since its one-point upset of Northwestern in the season opener, Western Michigan has outscored its opponents by 32.5 points per game.

Boston College turned in a very strong 91.77 Game Score in last week’s 35-3 victory over Buffalo, outgaining the Bulls, 400-67. The Eagles averaged 9.6 yards per pass to the Bulls’ 1.8 while holding Buffalo to 26 yards on 19 carries. Boston College quarterback Patrick Towles, a transfer from Kentucky, passed for 234 yards and two touchdowns without being picked off.

It was Towles’ second straight game with multiple touchdown passes and no interceptions, after three such outings in his previous 26 starts. The Eagles, similarly, scored at least 35 points for the second straight week after not doing so in their previous 23 games against FBS teams. It was an encouraging showing, especially considering they host Clemson this week.

Christian Corona is a contributing writer to 247Sports focusing on analytics-oriented college sports content. He is a data analytics consultant based in New York whose college football model went 54.1% picking every FBS game against the spread over the last two months of the 2015 regular season. You can reach him at @ChristianC0rona on Twitter.