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 | 175.417 |
| 2 | GEORGIA | 154.011 |
| 3 | CLEMSON | 144.255 |
| 4 | PENN STATE | 139.522 |
| 5 | OHIO STATE | 135.829 |
| 6 | WISCONSIN | 134.973 |
| 7 | NOTRE DAME | 122.329 |
| 8 | MIAMI FL | 115.383 |
| 9 | VIRGINIA TECH | 111.513 |
| 10 | WASHINGTON | 107.308 |
| 11 | UCF | 103.199 |
| 12 | USC | 97.717 |
| 13 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 96.380 |
| 14 | TCU | 96.198 |
| 15 | OKLAHOMA | 92.572 |
| 16 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 90.167 |
| 17 | MICHIGAN | 86.177 |
| 18 | WASHINGTON STATE | 83.150 |
| 19 | AUBURN | 82.268 |
| 20 | STANFORD | 79.126 |
| 21 | MICHIGAN STATE | 73.057 |
| 22 | LSU | 72.478 |
| 23 | SOUTH FLORIDA | 72.151 |
| 24 | BOISE STATE | 70.233 |
| 25 | NC STATE | 70.055 |
| 26 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 67.493 |
| 27 | MEMPHIS | 62.855 |
| 28 | TOLEDO | 58.738 |
| 29 | IOWA | 56.974 |
| 30 | IOWA STATE | 55.883 |
| 31 | GEORGIA TECH | 53.938 |
| 32 | WAKE FOREST | 53.651 |
| 33 | SAN DIEGO STATE | 52.213 |
| 34 | ARIZONA | 50.779 |
| 35 | BOSTON COLLEGE | 49.583 |
| 36 | KENTUCKY | 49.430 |
| 37 | NORTHWESTERN | 45.478 |
| 38 | TEXAS A&M | 44.150 |
| 39 | NAVY | 39.336 |
| 40 | SMU | 36.952 |
| 41 | HOUSTON | 36.347 |
| 42 | FLORIDA | 34.535 |
| 43 | TROY | 32.714 |
| 44 | WEST VIRGINIA | 32.650 |
| 45 | LOUISVILLE | 32.449 |
| 46 | OREGON | 30.945 |
| 47 | ARIZONA STATE | 30.272 |
| 48 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 29.398 |
| 49 | COLORADO | 27.813 |
| 50 | MARSHALL | 27.624 |
| 51 | TEXAS | 27.614 |
| 52 | COLORADO STATE | 26.857 |
| 53 | UCLA | 26.616 |
| 54 | FRESNO STATE | 26.069 |
| 55 | NEBRASKA | 24.556 |
| 56 | ARKANSAS STATE | 22.805 |
| 57 | ARMY | 22.765 |
| 58 | SYRACUSE | 22.156 |
| 59 | WESTERN MICHIGAN | 19.934 |
| 60 | MARYLAND | 19.066 |
| 61 | CALIFORNIA | 16.353 |
| 62 | WYOMING | 15.029 |
| 63 | VIRGINIA | 14.029 |
| 64 | OHIO | 13.882 |
| 65 | FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 11.534 |
| 66 | MINNESOTA | 10.890 |
| 67 | FLORIDA STATE | 10.195 |
| 68 | UTAH | 9.150 |
| 69 | TEXAS TECH | 9.112 |
| 70 | APPALACHIAN STATE | 7.844 |
| 71 | AIR FORCE | 4.343 |
| 72 | PITTSBURGH | 3.083 |
| 73 | PURDUE | 2.856 |
| 74 | TENNESSEE | 2.822 |
| 75 | UTSA | 1.990 |
| 76 | VANDERBILT | 1.362 |
| 77 | DUKE | 0.764 |
| 78 | INDIANA | -0.795 |
| 79 | KANSAS STATE | -2.451 |
| 80 | AKRON | -3.450 |
| 81 | FLORIDA INTL | -3.747 |
| 82 | MISSISSIPPI | -6.727 |
| 83 | NORTH TEXAS | -8.014 |
| 84 | SOUTHERN MISS | -8.314 |
| 85 | ARKANSAS | -8.404 |
| 86 | WESTERN KENTUCKY | -8.778 |
| 87 | RUTGERS | -16.148 |
| 88 | LOUISIANA TECH | -16.696 |
| 89 | UTAH STATE | -18.555 |
| 90 | TULANE | -21.108 |
| 91 | TEMPLE | -22.353 |
| 92 | MISSOURI | -23.414 |
| 93 | GEORGIA STATE | -25.878 |
| 94 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN | -29.332 |
| 95 | UNLV | -33.601 |
| 96 | UAB | -34.912 |
| 97 | SOUTH ALABAMA | -37.000 |
| 98 | ILLINOIS | -37.892 |
| 99 | TULSA | -42.038 |
| 100 | ULL | -43.387 |
| 101 | NEW MEXICO STATE | -44.432 |
| 102 | NEW MEXICO | -44.979 |
| 103 | EASTERN MICHIGAN | -46.842 |
| 104 | CONNECTICUT | -48.009 |
| 105 | IDAHO | -49.224 |
| 106 | MIAMI OH | -51.143 |
| 107 | HAWAII | -51.428 |
| 108 | CINCINNATI | -53.963 |
| 109 | OREGON STATE | -54.147 |
| 110 | MIDDLE TENN STATE | -54.528 |
| 111 | ULM | -55.607 |
| 112 | NORTH CAROLINA | -56.508 |
| 113 | BUFFALO | -56.630 |
| 114 | EAST CAROLINA | -59.359 |
| 115 | BYU | -59.557 |
| 116 | MASSACHUSETTS | -70.481 |
| 117 | OLD DOMINION | -70.927 |
| 118 | NEVADA | -78.004 |
| 119 | BAYLOR | -86.715 |
| 120 | BALL STATE | -90.445 |
| 121 | KANSAS | -94.185 |
| 122 | KENT | -94.359 |
| 123 | TEXAS STATE | -95.667 |
| 124 | BOWLING GREEN | -99.726 |
| 125 | RICE | -103.475 |
| 126 | GEORGIA SOUTHERN | -119.184 |
| 127 | SAN JOSE STATE | -119.867 |
| 128 | COASTAL CAROLINA | -125.138 |
| 129 | CHARLOTTE | -129.561 |
| 130 | UTEP | -133.560 |
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