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Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 5A, Region 3 · Week 3, 2026

Brookhaven High School

Brookhaven High School is No. 25 of 225 ranked teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 1 of 25 in Class 5A, at 3-0 through 3 games. Its rating is 78.0, up 18 spots from last week.

Brookhaven High School averages 40.7 points scored and 19.3 allowed (+21.3 per game). Its best result is a 45–44 win over Madison Central High School (No. 22). The schedule so far is playing down, with 1 game up in class, 0 against its own class and 2 down.

2026 season

Schedule & results

3–0 · 3 completed games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28Lawrence County High SchoolNo. 162AwayW35–84A
Sep 5Franklin High SchoolNo. 129HomeW42–63A
Sep 12Madison Central High SchoolNo. 22AwayW45–447A

Scores come from official MHSAA results with secondary verification. Week 3 coverage is 98.6% (349 of 354 expected games verified).

Why Brookhaven High School rates 78.0

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. The contribution column is how many of the 78.0 points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance90.635% weight · 31.7 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule49.120% weight · 9.8 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank95.110% weight · 9.5 ptsStatewide ordinal rank from the media feed, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule60.310% weight · 6.0 ptsPublished schedule-strength value from the media feed.
Points scored94.18% weight · 7.5 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed66.28% weight · 5.3 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record90.35% weight · 4.5 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form89.64% weight · 3.6 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 24 · aheadNorthwest Rankin High School2-1 · MFPI 78.8No. 26 · behindNatchez High School3-0 · MFPI 77.2

Others in Class 5A

Natchez High SchoolLeake Central High SchoolPontotoc High SchoolLafayette High SchoolNew Hope High SchoolLanier High SchoolVicksburg High SchoolCaledonia High SchoolLaurel High SchoolVancleave High SchoolStone High SchoolWayne County High SchoolSumrall High SchoolWest Point High School

Rankings generated September 15, 2026 · Formula MFPI-3.2