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 | GEORGIA | 153.810 |
| 2 | CLEMSON | 149.016 |
| 3 | ALABAMA | 140.276 |
| 4 | WISCONSIN | 133.857 |
| 5 | OHIO STATE | 121.204 |
| 6 | PENN STATE | 121.201 |
| 7 | UCF | 121.122 |
| 8 | OKLAHOMA | 106.316 |
| 9 | MIAMI FL | 102.969 |
| 10 | NOTRE DAME | 101.409 |
| 11 | WASHINGTON | 98.344 |
| 12 | AUBURN | 96.150 |
| 13 | USC | 95.185 |
| 14 | VIRGINIA TECH | 86.550 |
| 15 | MICHIGAN STATE | 79.394 |
| 16 | TCU | 78.353 |
| 17 | LSU | 75.943 |
| 18 | NORTHWESTERN | 69.189 |
| 19 | STANFORD | 66.561 |
| 20 | WASHINGTON STATE | 65.825 |
| 21 | MICHIGAN | 63.765 |
| 22 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 62.584 |
| 23 | MEMPHIS | 60.355 |
| 24 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 58.493 |
| 25 | BOISE STATE | 57.028 |
| 26 | TOLEDO | 52.103 |
| 27 | NC STATE | 51.935 |
| 28 | SOUTH FLORIDA | 50.092 |
| 29 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 49.600 |
| 30 | LOUISVILLE | 48.749 |
| 31 | SAN DIEGO STATE | 47.696 |
| 32 | IOWA | 47.669 |
| 33 | BOSTON COLLEGE | 44.539 |
| 34 | FRESNO STATE | 40.975 |
| 35 | FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 40.591 |
| 36 | WAKE FOREST | 36.764 |
| 37 | TROY | 34.807 |
| 38 | ARIZONA STATE | 31.900 |
| 39 | ARMY | 23.261 |
| 40 | TEXAS A&M | 22.816 |
| 41 | IOWA STATE | 22.246 |
| 42 | OREGON | 21.053 |
| 43 | PURDUE | 19.694 |
| 44 | MISSOURI | 17.958 |
| 45 | HOUSTON | 17.821 |
| 46 | FLORIDA STATE | 16.119 |
| 47 | KENTUCKY | 15.640 |
| 48 | ARIZONA | 12.660 |
| 49 | UCLA | 10.955 |
| 50 | GEORGIA TECH | 10.575 |
| 51 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 9.829 |
| 52 | WEST VIRGINIA | 9.230 |
| 53 | TEXAS | 6.674 |
| 54 | UTAH | 6.331 |
| 55 | DUKE | 4.560 |
| 56 | SMU | 3.935 |
| 57 | NAVY | 3.590 |
| 58 | OHIO | 0.023 |
| 59 | MISSISSIPPI | -0.610 |
| 60 | KANSAS STATE | -0.711 |
| 61 | APPALACHIAN STATE | -1.363 |
| 62 | NORTH TEXAS | -3.893 |
| 63 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN | -6.471 |
| 64 | VIRGINIA | -7.437 |
| 65 | MARSHALL | -7.906 |
| 66 | FLORIDA INTL | -8.104 |
| 67 | CALIFORNIA | -8.228 |
| 68 | TEXAS TECH | -9.939 |
| 69 | COLORADO STATE | -10.962 |
| 70 | ARKANSAS STATE | -10.985 |
| 71 | INDIANA | -12.524 |
| 72 | VANDERBILT | -13.632 |
| 73 | WYOMING | -16.555 |
| 74 | PITTSBURGH | -18.152 |
| 75 | UAB | -18.651 |
| 76 | FLORIDA | -20.095 |
| 77 | SOUTHERN MISS | -20.321 |
| 78 | TEMPLE | -21.724 |
| 79 | MINNESOTA | -22.544 |
| 80 | UTAH STATE | -23.453 |
| 81 | AKRON | -26.292 |
| 82 | SYRACUSE | -26.506 |
| 83 | COLORADO | -28.300 |
| 84 | WESTERN MICHIGAN | -28.900 |
| 85 | TULANE | -30.656 |
| 86 | MARYLAND | -32.763 |
| 87 | NEBRASKA | -32.772 |
| 88 | BUFFALO | -37.902 |
| 89 | LOUISIANA TECH | -40.911 |
| 90 | TENNESSEE | -41.524 |
| 91 | NEW MEXICO STATE | -42.481 |
| 92 | ARKANSAS | -42.500 |
| 93 | EASTERN MICHIGAN | -47.696 |
| 94 | AIR FORCE | -47.765 |
| 95 | RUTGERS | -49.613 |
| 96 | UTSA | -50.676 |
| 97 | GEORGIA STATE | -50.928 |
| 98 | UNLV | -51.090 |
| 99 | MIDDLE TENN STATE | -51.499 |
| 100 | WESTERN KENTUCKY | -58.585 |
| 101 | MIAMI OH | -59.033 |
| 102 | NORTH CAROLINA | -61.003 |
| 103 | CINCINNATI | -69.523 |
| 104 | ULM | -71.239 |
| 105 | MASSACHUSETTS | -72.430 |
| 106 | ULL | -75.483 |
| 107 | OLD DOMINION | -77.547 |
| 108 | NEVADA | -79.681 |
| 109 | BYU | -80.627 |
| 110 | CONNECTICUT | -80.752 |
| 111 | EAST CAROLINA | -84.148 |
| 112 | ILLINOIS | -86.520 |
| 113 | SOUTH ALABAMA | -86.566 |
| 114 | TULSA | -87.355 |
| 115 | IDAHO | -88.807 |
| 116 | NEW MEXICO | -101.198 |
| 117 | OREGON STATE | -105.793 |
| 118 | HAWAII | -113.175 |
| 119 | BAYLOR | -114.016 |
| 120 | BOWLING GREEN | -117.638 |
| 121 | COASTAL CAROLINA | -121.174 |
| 122 | GEORGIA SOUTHERN | -127.830 |
| 123 | KANSAS | -131.718 |
| 124 | TEXAS STATE | -138.571 |
| 125 | KENT | -140.989 |
| 126 | SAN JOSE STATE | -141.816 |
| 127 | RICE | -150.015 |
| 128 | BALL STATE | -150.224 |
| 129 | CHARLOTTE | -176.735 |
| 130 | UTEP | -190.857 |
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