Weekly Analysis · 2026 Week 10
Week 10 MFPI analysis: Tupelo High School leads the statewide rankings
What moved in the Week 10 Mississippi Football Power Index, computed from verified results through Nov 3.
The top of the statewide rankings
Tupelo High School (10-0) is No. 1 for the 10th straight published week. MFPI rating: decreased 0.4 points to 96.8. In the latest window it beat Lewisburg High School (currently No. 83) 44-0 on the road on Oct 29.
No. 2 Gulfport High School (8-1, 7A): ranking unchanged at No. 2; rating increased 1.2 points to 96.3. It beat D'Iberville High School (currently No. 3) 28-24 at home on Oct 30.
No. 3 D'Iberville High School (8-1, 7A): ranking up 1 spot to No. 3 (from No. 4); rating increased 0.7 points to 93.9. It lost to Gulfport High School (currently No. 2) 24-28 on the road on Oct 30.
No. 4 Warren Central High School (9-0, 6A): ranking down 1 spot to No. 4 (from No. 3); rating decreased 0.9 points to 93.4. It beat Callaway High School (currently No. 103) 49-0 at home on Oct 30.
No. 5 Brandon High School (7-2, 7A): ranking up 3 spots to No. 5 (from No. 8); rating increased 1.1 points to 92.6. It beat Pearl High School (currently No. 59) 43-8 at home on Oct 30.
| Rank | Team | Class | Record | MFPI | Rating change | Rank move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tupelo High School | 7A | 10-0 | 96.8 | -0.4 | — |
| 2 | Gulfport High School | 7A | 8-1 | 96.3 | +1.2 | — |
| 3 | D'Iberville High School | 7A | 8-1 | 93.9 | +0.7 | +1 |
| 4 | Warren Central High School | 6A | 9-0 | 93.4 | -0.9 | -1 |
| 5 | Brandon High School | 7A | 7-2 | 92.6 | +1.1 | +3 |
| 6 | Oxford High School | 7A | 8-1 | 92.3 | -0.3 | -1 |
| 7 | Louisville High School | 4A | 8-2 | 92.0 | +0.4 | -1 |
| 8 | South Panola High School | 6A | 5-3 | 91.4 | +0.8 | +1 |
| 9 | Starkville High School | 7A | 6-3 | 90.9 | -0.6 | -2 |
| 10 | Meridian High School | 7A | 6-3 | 90.5 | +2.1 | +2 |
Classification leaders
Class ranks are the statewide order filtered to one classification; MFPI never recalculates a separate class rating.
Every classification kept the same No. 1 team as the previous week.
| Class | No. 1 | Record | State rank | MFPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7A | Tupelo High School | 10-0 | 1 | 96.8 |
| 6A | Warren Central High School | 9-0 | 4 | 93.4 |
| 5A | Brookhaven High School | 8-0 | 15 | 88.0 |
| 4A | Louisville High School | 8-2 | 7 | 92.0 |
| 3A | Noxubee County High School | 8-2 | 25 | 82.2 |
| 2A | Heidelberg High School | 8-1 | 23 | 82.3 |
| 1A | Leflore County High School | 9-0 | 89 | 58.3 |
Results that raised ratings most
The largest rating increases among teams with a verified result in this window. A rating can also move without a game, because every opponent's rating is re-solved each week.
Holmes County Central High School (+5.5 to 45.7, now No. 126) beat Vicksburg High School (currently No. 98) 26-14 on the road on Oct 30.
Horn Lake High (+5.0 to 67.4, now No. 66) beat Southaven High School (currently No. 76) 26-0 on the road on Oct 30.
Biloxi High School (+4.8 to 69.7, now No. 56) beat West Harrison High School (currently No. 63) 38-22 on the road on Oct 30.
Lanier High School (+4.8 to 64.7, now No. 71) beat Cleveland Central High School (currently No. 51) 26-18 at home on Oct 30.
Nettleton High School (+4.8 to 26.4, now No. 180) lost to Winona Secondary School (currently No. 34) 22-50 on the road on Oct 29.
The full list of movers is in the Week 10 risers and fallers in the MFPI analysis.
Schedule strength
MFPI strength of schedule is the average current rating of every completed opponent, expressed as a statewide percentile (100 is the strongest schedule in this week's field, not a perfect grade). The five strongest schedules: Germantown High School (5-5, SOS percentile 100.0); Northwest Rankin High School (3-6, SOS percentile 99.6); West Point High School (2-7, SOS percentile 99.1); Madison Central High School (5-4, SOS percentile 98.7); Brandon High School (7-2, SOS percentile 98.2).
Teams that have played furthest above their own classification (average class steps up, games up in class): Okolona High School (1A, +1.38, 5 up); Charleston High School (2A, +1.20, 5 up); H. W. Byers High School (5-12) (1A, +1.14, 4 up); Poplarville Jr Sr High School (4A, +1.11, 5 up); Biggersville High School (1A, +1.11, 6 up).
Data notes and limitations
Snapshot generated November 3, 2026 at 11:11 AM Central with a cutoff of November 3 at 11:00 AM Central, formula MFPI-3.2.
1087 of 1110 game listings due by the cutoff had verified scores (97.9%); the rest count as unavailable, never as losses or 0-0 results.
Wesson Attendance Center is credited with two games on Oct 23. One listing may belong to a same-named school; it is under review and affects that team and its opponents.
Opponent ranks in this article are the opponent's rank in this snapshot, not its rank on the day the game was played, unless a sentence says otherwise.
Sources
- MHSAA official score center (schedules and scores)
- MHSAA 2025-27 football classifications and regions
- Statewide media rankings used for the Media Rank inputs
- MFPI Week 10 rankings archive
- MFPI methodology
Limitations
- Generated from the published snapshot; no games after the cutoff are included.
- Media Rank and Media Strength of Schedule contribute 20% of every rating; MFPI's own score-based model contributes 80%.
- No player, injury, coaching or game-narrative information is used or implied.