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 | WISCONSIN | 153.266 |
| 2 | GEORGIA | 146.278 |
| 3 | ALABAMA | 141.405 |
| 4 | CLEMSON | 137.361 |
| 5 | PENN STATE | 122.031 |
| 6 | OHIO STATE | 114.998 |
| 7 | UCF | 113.275 |
| 8 | MIAMI FL | 112.162 |
| 9 | AUBURN | 111.604 |
| 10 | NOTRE DAME | 101.339 |
| 11 | OKLAHOMA | 100.099 |
| 12 | WASHINGTON | 99.016 |
| 13 | USC | 90.704 |
| 14 | TCU | 90.297 |
| 15 | VIRGINIA TECH | 86.544 |
| 16 | MICHIGAN STATE | 78.751 |
| 17 | LSU | 76.594 |
| 18 | STANFORD | 75.707 |
| 19 | NORTHWESTERN | 69.767 |
| 20 | MEMPHIS | 68.954 |
| 21 | WASHINGTON STATE | 65.749 |
| 22 | MICHIGAN | 63.807 |
| 23 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 63.360 |
| 24 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 59.478 |
| 25 | BOISE STATE | 54.450 |
| 26 | FRESNO STATE | 52.135 |
| 27 | NC STATE | 51.380 |
| 28 | SOUTH FLORIDA | 49.867 |
| 29 | TOLEDO | 49.557 |
| 30 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 48.871 |
| 31 | IOWA | 48.340 |
| 32 | SAN DIEGO STATE | 48.239 |
| 33 | LOUISVILLE | 48.222 |
| 34 | BOSTON COLLEGE | 43.799 |
| 35 | WAKE FOREST | 36.079 |
| 36 | FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 34.252 |
| 37 | ARIZONA STATE | 31.651 |
| 38 | TROY | 28.248 |
| 39 | TEXAS A&M | 23.967 |
| 40 | ARMY | 23.198 |
| 41 | IOWA STATE | 22.806 |
| 42 | OREGON | 21.601 |
| 43 | PURDUE | 20.171 |
| 44 | HOUSTON | 18.411 |
| 45 | MISSOURI | 17.657 |
| 46 | KENTUCKY | 15.327 |
| 47 | ARIZONA | 12.411 |
| 48 | FLORIDA STATE | 12.106 |
| 49 | UCLA | 11.476 |
| 50 | GEORGIA TECH | 10.000 |
| 51 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 9.744 |
| 52 | NORTH TEXAS | 9.370 |
| 53 | WEST VIRGINIA | 9.345 |
| 54 | TEXAS | 6.696 |
| 55 | UTAH | 6.465 |
| 56 | SMU | 5.261 |
| 57 | DUKE | 4.878 |
| 58 | NAVY | 3.295 |
| 59 | MISSISSIPPI | 1.068 |
| 60 | OHIO | 0.345 |
| 61 | KANSAS STATE | -0.533 |
| 62 | ARKANSAS STATE | -1.645 |
| 63 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN | -6.687 |
| 64 | VIRGINIA | -7.500 |
| 65 | CALIFORNIA | -8.042 |
| 66 | MARSHALL | -8.881 |
| 67 | APPALACHIAN STATE | -8.961 |
| 68 | TEXAS TECH | -9.639 |
| 69 | COLORADO STATE | -10.921 |
| 70 | INDIANA | -11.862 |
| 71 | VANDERBILT | -14.102 |
| 72 | WYOMING | -16.227 |
| 73 | FLORIDA INTL | -16.737 |
| 74 | PITTSBURGH | -17.815 |
| 75 | UAB | -18.709 |
| 76 | SOUTHERN MISS | -19.814 |
| 77 | AKRON | -19.816 |
| 78 | FLORIDA | -20.733 |
| 79 | TEMPLE | -21.795 |
| 80 | MINNESOTA | -21.845 |
| 81 | UTAH STATE | -23.057 |
| 82 | SYRACUSE | -26.773 |
| 83 | COLORADO | -28.513 |
| 84 | WESTERN MICHIGAN | -29.563 |
| 85 | TULANE | -30.782 |
| 86 | NEBRASKA | -32.259 |
| 87 | MARYLAND | -33.321 |
| 88 | BUFFALO | -37.925 |
| 89 | GEORGIA STATE | -38.657 |
| 90 | LOUISIANA TECH | -40.344 |
| 91 | TENNESSEE | -41.729 |
| 92 | ARKANSAS | -42.044 |
| 93 | AIR FORCE | -47.881 |
| 94 | EASTERN MICHIGAN | -47.925 |
| 95 | RUTGERS | -50.302 |
| 96 | UTSA | -50.663 |
| 97 | UNLV | -51.533 |
| 98 | NEW MEXICO STATE | -51.899 |
| 99 | MIDDLE TENN STATE | -52.663 |
| 100 | MIAMI OH | -58.798 |
| 101 | WESTERN KENTUCKY | -59.636 |
| 102 | NORTH CAROLINA | -60.839 |
| 103 | ULL | -64.353 |
| 104 | ULM | -64.897 |
| 105 | MASSACHUSETTS | -65.327 |
| 106 | CINCINNATI | -69.909 |
| 107 | SOUTH ALABAMA | -75.632 |
| 108 | OLD DOMINION | -77.926 |
| 109 | BYU | -79.560 |
| 110 | NEVADA | -79.673 |
| 111 | CONNECTICUT | -80.670 |
| 112 | EAST CAROLINA | -83.957 |
| 113 | ILLINOIS | -86.459 |
| 114 | TULSA | -86.513 |
| 115 | IDAHO | -100.014 |
| 116 | NEW MEXICO | -101.045 |
| 117 | OREGON STATE | -105.839 |
| 118 | HAWAII | -112.441 |
| 119 | BAYLOR | -113.731 |
| 120 | GEORGIA SOUTHERN | -115.000 |
| 121 | BOWLING GREEN | -117.602 |
| 122 | COASTAL CAROLINA | -131.416 |
| 123 | KANSAS | -131.476 |
| 124 | TEXAS STATE | -138.268 |
| 125 | KENT | -141.264 |
| 126 | SAN JOSE STATE | -141.336 |
| 127 | RICE | -149.427 |
| 128 | BALL STATE | -150.084 |
| 129 | CHARLOTTE | -176.925 |
| 130 | UTEP | -191.048 |
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