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 | 180.085 |
| 2 | WISCONSIN | 161.427 |
| 3 | GEORGIA | 156.329 |
| 4 | MIAMI FL | 150.339 |
| 5 | CLEMSON | 148.526 |
| 6 | PENN STATE | 132.178 |
| 7 | NOTRE DAME | 130.363 |
| 8 | OHIO STATE | 128.935 |
| 9 | UCF | 120.183 |
| 10 | AUBURN | 115.976 |
| 11 | OKLAHOMA | 109.194 |
| 12 | USC | 109.009 |
| 13 | WASHINGTON | 106.176 |
| 14 | TCU | 105.031 |
| 15 | WASHINGTON STATE | 96.557 |
| 16 | VIRGINIA TECH | 95.400 |
| 17 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 94.668 |
| 18 | MICHIGAN | 90.018 |
| 19 | MICHIGAN STATE | 89.314 |
| 20 | BOISE STATE | 86.892 |
| 21 | LSU | 86.522 |
| 22 | STANFORD | 80.673 |
| 23 | NORTHWESTERN | 80.358 |
| 24 | MEMPHIS | 78.197 |
| 25 | SOUTH FLORIDA | 76.967 |
| 26 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 72.599 |
| 27 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 70.968 |
| 28 | WAKE FOREST | 64.363 |
| 29 | NC STATE | 59.780 |
| 30 | SAN DIEGO STATE | 58.393 |
| 31 | FRESNO STATE | 57.689 |
| 32 | TOLEDO | 53.860 |
| 33 | IOWA | 52.104 |
| 34 | LOUISVILLE | 51.548 |
| 35 | TEXAS A&M | 50.865 |
| 36 | BOSTON COLLEGE | 49.832 |
| 37 | IOWA STATE | 45.476 |
| 38 | FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 45.441 |
| 39 | TROY | 42.772 |
| 40 | KENTUCKY | 40.216 |
| 41 | ARMY | 38.145 |
| 42 | ARIZONA | 37.842 |
| 43 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 36.694 |
| 44 | ARIZONA STATE | 36.550 |
| 45 | GEORGIA TECH | 35.804 |
| 46 | OREGON | 32.617 |
| 47 | TEXAS | 32.101 |
| 48 | WEST VIRGINIA | 30.517 |
| 49 | OHIO | 29.711 |
| 50 | MISSOURI | 27.759 |
| 51 | PURDUE | 26.183 |
| 52 | NAVY | 25.422 |
| 53 | HOUSTON | 22.980 |
| 54 | NORTH TEXAS | 19.745 |
| 55 | VIRGINIA | 18.730 |
| 56 | CALIFORNIA | 18.010 |
| 57 | UCLA | 17.679 |
| 58 | FLORIDA STATE | 17.171 |
| 59 | WYOMING | 16.507 |
| 60 | INDIANA | 16.116 |
| 61 | MARSHALL | 15.651 |
| 62 | SMU | 10.822 |
| 63 | ARKANSAS STATE | 10.085 |
| 64 | DUKE | 9.950 |
| 65 | COLORADO STATE | 8.463 |
| 66 | MISSISSIPPI | 7.749 |
| 67 | UTAH | 7.379 |
| 68 | KANSAS STATE | 7.277 |
| 69 | UTAH STATE | 6.407 |
| 70 | FLORIDA | 6.372 |
| 71 | COLORADO | 2.348 |
| 72 | MINNESOTA | 1.390 |
| 73 | APPALACHIAN STATE | -0.849 |
| 74 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN | -0.916 |
| 75 | WESTERN MICHIGAN | -1.104 |
| 76 | SYRACUSE | -3.157 |
| 77 | TEXAS TECH | -4.599 |
| 78 | NEBRASKA | -6.490 |
| 79 | VANDERBILT | -8.232 |
| 80 | SOUTHERN MISS | -8.748 |
| 81 | TULANE | -8.800 |
| 82 | AKRON | -9.001 |
| 83 | MARYLAND | -9.456 |
| 84 | GEORGIA STATE | -11.494 |
| 85 | TENNESSEE | -12.232 |
| 86 | UAB | -12.434 |
| 87 | TEMPLE | -13.213 |
| 88 | FLORIDA INTL | -14.610 |
| 89 | ARKANSAS | -16.816 |
| 90 | PITTSBURGH | -19.135 |
| 91 | UTSA | -21.041 |
| 92 | RUTGERS | -24.064 |
| 93 | UNLV | -24.734 |
| 94 | WESTERN KENTUCKY | -29.629 |
| 95 | LOUISIANA TECH | -35.141 |
| 96 | ULL | -35.297 |
| 97 | NORTH CAROLINA | -35.978 |
| 98 | BUFFALO | -36.198 |
| 99 | AIR FORCE | -36.642 |
| 100 | EASTERN MICHIGAN | -38.109 |
| 101 | ULM | -43.063 |
| 102 | OLD DOMINION | -44.960 |
| 103 | MIDDLE TENN STATE | -48.595 |
| 104 | NEW MEXICO STATE | -48.685 |
| 105 | MASSACHUSETTS | -48.977 |
| 106 | MIAMI OH | -52.370 |
| 107 | CONNECTICUT | -58.634 |
| 108 | SOUTH ALABAMA | -58.711 |
| 109 | TULSA | -60.593 |
| 110 | EAST CAROLINA | -61.609 |
| 111 | CINCINNATI | -62.375 |
| 112 | ILLINOIS | -62.812 |
| 113 | IDAHO | -69.816 |
| 114 | BYU | -72.376 |
| 115 | NEVADA | -74.478 |
| 116 | NEW MEXICO | -75.517 |
| 117 | OREGON STATE | -78.224 |
| 118 | HAWAII | -88.144 |
| 119 | BAYLOR | -93.287 |
| 120 | BOWLING GREEN | -96.367 |
| 121 | GEORGIA SOUTHERN | -110.742 |
| 122 | KANSAS | -111.190 |
| 123 | TEXAS STATE | -113.781 |
| 124 | COASTAL CAROLINA | -114.016 |
| 125 | KENT | -115.966 |
| 126 | BALL STATE | -120.345 |
| 127 | RICE | -129.359 |
| 128 | SAN JOSE STATE | -140.976 |
| 129 | CHARLOTTE | -153.204 |
| 130 | UTEP | -160.916 |
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