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 | 186.45 |
| 2 | CLEMSON | 152.21 |
| 3 | WISCONSIN | 149.68 |
| 4 | MIAMI FL | 145.43 |
| 5 | GEORGIA | 144.66 |
| 6 | OHIO STATE | 129.47 |
| 7 | PENN STATE | 128.45 |
| 8 | NOTRE DAME | 122.42 |
| 9 | UCF | 112.07 |
| 10 | AUBURN | 110.89 |
| 11 | OKLAHOMA | 107.26 |
| 12 | USC | 106.92 |
| 13 | WASHINGTON | 103.05 |
| 14 | MICHIGAN | 101.73 |
| 15 | WASHINGTON STATE | 97.51 |
| 16 | TCU | 94.05 |
| 17 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 87.73 |
| 18 | VIRGINIA TECH | 86.15 |
| 19 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 85.98 |
| 20 | BOISE STATE | 81.00 |
| 21 | MICHIGAN STATE | 79.20 |
| 22 | LSU | 77.71 |
| 23 | STANFORD | 75.21 |
| 24 | SOUTH FLORIDA | 75.16 |
| 25 | MEMPHIS | 72.31 |
| 26 | NC STATE | 71.51 |
| 27 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 68.71 |
| 28 | IOWA | 66.82 |
| 29 | NORTHWESTERN | 61.51 |
| 30 | SAN DIEGO STATE | 53.88 |
| 31 | WAKE FOREST | 53.73 |
| 32 | ARIZONA | 51.18 |
| 33 | GEORGIA TECH | 51.11 |
| 34 | TOLEDO | 50.01 |
| 35 | KENTUCKY | 48.35 |
| 36 | ARMY | 48.23 |
| 37 | FRESNO STATE | 44.93 |
| 38 | WEST VIRGINIA | 44.16 |
| 39 | TEXAS A&M | 42.77 |
| 40 | TROY | 41.99 |
| 41 | BOSTON COLLEGE | 41.84 |
| 42 | LOUISVILLE | 39.91 |
| 43 | OHIO | 39.83 |
| 44 | IOWA STATE | 38.87 |
| 45 | HOUSTON | 38.80 |
| 46 | FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 33.92 |
| 47 | NAVY | 33.87 |
| 48 | WYOMING | 32.13 |
| 49 | ARIZONA STATE | 30.63 |
| 50 | MARSHALL | 28.68 |
| 51 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 25.35 |
| 52 | CALIFORNIA | 25.04 |
| 53 | OREGON | 22.10 |
| 54 | UCLA | 21.51 |
| 55 | VIRGINIA | 19.81 |
| 56 | SMU | 18.97 |
| 57 | MISSISSIPPI | 17.85 |
| 58 | TEXAS | 17.05 |
| 59 | MINNESOTA | 16.00 |
| 60 | MISSOURI | 15.31 |
| 61 | UTAH | 13.75 |
| 62 | FLORIDA STATE | 12.58 |
| 63 | PURDUE | 9.94 |
| 64 | WESTERN MICHIGAN | 9.56 |
| 65 | NORTH TEXAS | 7.24 |
| 66 | SYRACUSE | 6.70 |
| 67 | TEXAS TECH | 6.65 |
| 68 | COLORADO STATE | 5.67 |
| 69 | ARKANSAS STATE | 5.10 |
| 70 | VANDERBILT | 4.23 |
| 71 | FLORIDA | 4.06 |
| 72 | COLORADO | 3.51 |
| 73 | INDIANA | 0.58 |
| 74 | MARYLAND | -1.05 |
| 75 | NEBRASKA | -2.18 |
| 76 | APPALACHIAN STATE | -2.54 |
| 77 | TEMPLE | -3.22 |
| 78 | FLORIDA INTL | -3.74 |
| 79 | KANSAS STATE | -4.07 |
| 80 | TENNESSEE | -5.24 |
| 81 | UTAH STATE | -6.81 |
| 82 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN | -6.84 |
| 83 | DUKE | -7.52 |
| 84 | UAB | -9.56 |
| 85 | RUTGERS | -10.01 |
| 86 | ARKANSAS | -10.38 |
| 87 | GEORGIA STATE | -11.61 |
| 88 | PITTSBURGH | -11.96 |
| 89 | SOUTHERN MISS | -14.81 |
| 90 | AKRON | -19.94 |
| 91 | TULANE | -21.19 |
| 92 | AIR FORCE | -26.71 |
| 93 | UTSA | -31.49 |
| 94 | UNLV | -33.13 |
| 95 | SOUTH ALABAMA | -34.16 |
| 96 | WESTERN KENTUCKY | -35.99 |
| 97 | MIDDLE TENN STATE | -38.38 |
| 98 | NEW MEXICO STATE | -39.91 |
| 99 | ULM | -40.62 |
| 100 | LOUISIANA TECH | -41.62 |
| 101 | ULL | -43.10 |
| 102 | MIAMI OH | -43.86 |
| 103 | NORTH CAROLINA | -44.05 |
| 104 | EASTERN MICHIGAN | -45.09 |
| 105 | BUFFALO | -45.56 |
| 106 | CINCINNATI | -48.15 |
| 107 | OLD DOMINION | -51.44 |
| 108 | CONNECTICUT | -53.50 |
| 109 | TULSA | -53.93 |
| 110 | IDAHO | -54.01 |
| 111 | BYU | -61.99 |
| 112 | ILLINOIS | -62.09 |
| 113 | MASSACHUSETTS | -64.06 |
| 114 | NEW MEXICO | -66.80 |
| 115 | OREGON STATE | -71.05 |
| 116 | NEVADA | -71.34 |
| 117 | EAST CAROLINA | -72.72 |
| 118 | HAWAII | -72.99 |
| 119 | BAYLOR | -86.53 |
| 120 | BOWLING GREEN | -94.16 |
| 121 | TEXAS STATE | -109.34 |
| 122 | KENT | -109.55 |
| 123 | KANSAS | -111.90 |
| 124 | BALL STATE | -113.46 |
| 125 | RICE | -125.86 |
| 126 | COASTAL CAROLINA | -130.22 |
| 127 | GEORGIA SOUTHERN | -131.78 |
| 128 | SAN JOSE STATE | -137.43 |
| 129 | CHARLOTTE | -147.57 |
| 130 | UTEP | -155.67 |