The Cody Kellner Points Index gives each team a rating that is reflective of their strength of schedule and the success they had within it. Results from last season are considered in the ratings, but diminish as a factor as the current season progresses. Margin of victory is also considered in the ratings.
| RANK | SCHOOL | RATING |
| 1 | ALABAMA | 175.553 |
| 2 | PENN STATE | 140.041 |
| 3 | GEORGIA | 136.796 |
| 4 | CLEMSON | 133.506 |
| 5 | OHIO STATE | 126.237 |
| 6 | WISCONSIN | 121.988 |
| 7 | USC | 112.375 |
| 8 | MIAMI FL | 109.970 |
| 9 | TCU | 109.667 |
| 10 | WASHINGTON | 105.421 |
| 11 | MICHIGAN | 99.088 |
| 12 | SOUTH FLORIDA | 92.054 |
| 13 | VIRGINIA TECH | 89.426 |
| 14 | UCF | 85.635 |
| 15 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 84.360 |
| 16 | NC STATE | 84.353 |
| 17 | NOTRE DAME | 84.191 |
| 18 | STANFORD | 82.938 |
| 19 | WASHINGTON STATE | 82.542 |
| 20 | OKLAHOMA | 80.419 |
| 21 | MICHIGAN STATE | 73.573 |
| 22 | AUBURN | 71.178 |
| 23 | SAN DIEGO STATE | 67.989 |
| 24 | LSU | 63.976 |
| 25 | TEXAS A&M | 59.958 |
| 26 | IOWA | 59.012 |
| 27 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 58.998 |
| 28 | KENTUCKY | 56.004 |
| 29 | BOISE STATE | 55.820 |
| 30 | WAKE FOREST | 55.251 |
| 31 | FLORIDA | 50.620 |
| 32 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 50.607 |
| 33 | GEORGIA TECH | 50.101 |
| 34 | NAVY | 49.506 |
| 35 | FLORIDA STATE | 48.266 |
| 36 | CALIFORNIA | 45.151 |
| 37 | TOLEDO | 44.555 |
| 38 | MEMPHIS | 44.379 |
| 39 | UTAH | 42.693 |
| 40 | VIRGINIA | 41.758 |
| 41 | WEST VIRGINIA | 40.018 |
| 42 | LOUISVILLE | 37.512 |
| 43 | HOUSTON | 35.369 |
| 44 | COLORADO | 35.359 |
| 45 | COLORADO STATE | 34.490 |
| 46 | WESTERN MICHIGAN | 34.265 |
| 47 | OREGON | 33.909 |
| 48 | TEXAS TECH | 29.586 |
| 49 | SYRACUSE | 27.803 |
| 50 | MARSHALL | 27.741 |
| 51 | APPALACHIAN STATE | 25.750 |
| 52 | INDIANA | 24.789 |
| 53 | ARIZONA | 24.510 |
| 54 | ARIZONA STATE | 23.557 |
| 55 | IOWA STATE | 21.838 |
| 56 | DUKE | 21.522 |
| 57 | TEXAS | 21.373 |
| 58 | PURDUE | 21.313 |
| 59 | SMU | 20.954 |
| 60 | NORTHWESTERN | 19.679 |
| 61 | MINNESOTA | 19.655 |
| 62 | UCLA | 18.628 |
| 63 | NEBRASKA | 17.904 |
| 64 | TENNESSEE | 17.769 |
| 65 | FRESNO STATE | 16.350 |
| 66 | TROY | 16.294 |
| 67 | ARMY | 15.195 |
| 68 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 15.093 |
| 69 | MISSISSIPPI | 14.921 |
| 70 | VANDERBILT | 12.962 |
| 71 | MARYLAND | 12.782 |
| 72 | WYOMING | 9.746 |
| 73 | BOSTON COLLEGE | 9.382 |
| 74 | SOUTHERN MISS | 6.968 |
| 75 | OHIO | 3.290 |
| 76 | WESTERN KENTUCKY | 2.140 |
| 77 | ARKANSAS STATE | 1.377 |
| 78 | KANSAS STATE | 0.108 |
| 79 | NORTH TEXAS | -4.047 |
| 80 | ARKANSAS | -7.135 |
| 81 | TULANE | -9.895 |
| 82 | AIR FORCE | -11.192 |
| 83 | UTSA | -11.794 |
| 84 | LOUISIANA TECH | -12.340 |
| 85 | TEMPLE | -15.622 |
| 86 | TULSA | -16.042 |
| 87 | FLORIDA INTL | -17.106 |
| 88 | PITTSBURGH | -17.264 |
| 89 | AKRON | -17.986 |
| 90 | FLORIDA ATLANTIC | -18.923 |
| 91 | NEW MEXICO | -19.741 |
| 92 | UTAH STATE | -20.375 |
| 93 | ULL | -21.922 |
| 94 | RUTGERS | -21.984 |
| 95 | ILLINOIS | -26.213 |
| 96 | GEORGIA STATE | -28.354 |
| 97 | NEW MEXICO STATE | -31.995 |
| 98 | UNLV | -32.960 |
| 99 | ULM | -33.317 |
| 100 | SOUTH ALABAMA | -33.508 |
| 101 | EASTERN MICHIGAN | -35.528 |
| 102 | IDAHO | -38.783 |
| 103 | MIDDLE TENN STATE | -40.602 |
| 104 | BUFFALO | -41.237 |
| 105 | NORTH CAROLINA | -41.436 |
| 106 | HAWAII | -42.173 |
| 107 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN | -43.875 |
| 108 | UAB | -47.542 |
| 109 | OREGON STATE | -47.747 |
| 110 | CINCINNATI | -47.901 |
| 111 | CONNECTICUT | -49.979 |
| 112 | MISSOURI | -53.879 |
| 113 | BYU | -54.475 |
| 114 | OLD DOMINION | -57.357 |
| 115 | MIAMI OH | -63.034 |
| 116 | BALL STATE | -68.759 |
| 117 | BAYLOR | -70.470 |
| 118 | NEVADA | -73.131 |
| 119 | EAST CAROLINA | -77.224 |
| 120 | KENT | -81.784 |
| 121 | KANSAS | -84.282 |
| 122 | RICE | -89.802 |
| 123 | GEORGIA SOUTHERN | -92.394 |
| 124 | BOWLING GREEN | -94.270 |
| 125 | MASSACHUSETTS | -102.136 |
| 126 | COASTAL CAROLINA | -104.830 |
| 127 | TEXAS STATE | -106.724 |
| 128 | SAN JOSE STATE | -109.708 |
| 129 | UTEP | -126.250 |
| 130 | CHARLOTTE | -140.839 |
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