Class 3A, Region 1 · Week 9, 2026

Belmont School

Belmont School is No. 175 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 30 of 39 in Class 3A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 2-6 in 8 verified games.

  • State ranking: down 2 spots to No. 175 (from No. 173).
  • Class 3A ranking: down 2 spots to No. 30 (from No. 28).
  • MFPI rating: decreased 0.7 points to 27.8. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Belmont School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 29–0 win over Walnut Attendance Center on Sep 4 (home), an opponent currently No. 205 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

W 66–42 vs. East Union Attendance Center (Oct 22); L 28–44 vs. Kossuth High School (Oct 16); L 6–41 at Booneville High School (Oct 9). Recent-form percentile: 24.1.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 28.1 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: mostly same class — 1 game against higher classes, 3 in Class 3A, 2 against lower classes, and 2 against non-MHSAA or out-of-state opponents (rated by results, not by class).

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: down 2 spots to No. 175 (from No. 173). MFPI rating: decreased 0.7 points to 27.8. Largest component changes since Week 8: points scored +1.1 pts; mfpi strength of schedule −1.1 pts; media strength of schedule −0.8 pts. Opponents' ratings are re-solved every week, so these can move without a new game.

Limitations

Ratings use only verified final scores through Oct 27, 2026, 11:00 AM CDT. 1 listing(s) for this team were still awaiting a verified score. Media rank and media strength of schedule (from MaxPreps) contribute 20%. MFPI does not consider injuries, rosters or weather, and it is not a prediction.

2026 season

Schedule & results

2-6 · 8 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28McNairy CentralAwayL16–21Non-MHSAA
Sep 4Walnut Attendance CenterNo. 205HomeW29–02A
Sep 18Tishomingo County High SchoolNo. 148AwayL16–244A
Sep 25Red BayHomeL20–22Non-MHSAA
Oct 2Alcorn Central High SchoolNo. 173HomeL20–363A
Oct 9Booneville High SchoolNo. 74AwayL6–413A
Oct 16Kossuth High SchoolNo. 122HomeL28–443A
Oct 22East Union Attendance CenterNo. 213HomeW66–422A
Sep 11Myrtle Attendance CenterAway—Score not verified—

Dates are game dates in Central time. Opponent ranks are current MFPI ranks, not ranks at game time. Scores come from the official MHSAA score center, with MaxPreps team schedules used only to fill gaps. Week 9 statewide coverage: 97.8% (980 of 1002 game listings due by the cutoff verified).

Why Belmont School rates 27.8

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 27.8 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance25.035% weight · 8.8 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule28.120% weight · 5.6 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)28.110% weight · 2.8 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)28.310% weight · 2.8 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored43.38% weight · 3.5 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed28.38% weight · 2.3 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record20.85% weight · 1.0 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form24.14% weight · 1.0 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 174 · aheadSebastopol Attendance Center2-6 · MFPI 29.0No. 176 · behindEnterprise (Brookhaven)5-4 · MFPI 26.9

Others in Class 3A

Rankings generated October 27, 2026 · Formula MFPI-3.2 · Report a correction