Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 5A, Region 3 · Week 9, 2026

Brookhaven High School

Brookhaven High School is No. 10 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 1 of 25 in Class 5A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 7-0 in 7 verified games.

  • State ranking: up 6 spots to No. 10 (from No. 16).
  • Class 5A ranking: up 1 spot to No. 1 (from No. 2).
  • MFPI rating: increased 1.7 points to 89.0. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Brookhaven High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 45–44 win over Madison Central High School on Sep 11 (away), an opponent currently No. 21 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

W 49–16 at South Jones High School (Oct 23); W 49–13 vs. Sumrall High School (Oct 16); W 41–28 at Northwest Rankin High School (Sep 25). Recent-form percentile: 96.4.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 77.2 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: mostly same class — 2 games against higher classes, 2 in Class 5A, 3 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: up 6 spots to No. 10 (from No. 16). MFPI rating: increased 1.7 points to 89.0. Largest component changes since Week 8: opponent-adjusted performance +0.8 pts; mfpi strength of schedule +0.7 pts; points scored +0.1 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. 2 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

7-0 · 7 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28Lawrence County High SchoolNo. 136AwayW35–84A
Sep 4Franklin High SchoolNo. 108HomeW42–63A
Sep 11Madison Central High SchoolNo. 21AwayW45–447A
Sep 18McComb High SchoolNo. 28HomeW27–84A
Sep 25Northwest Rankin High SchoolNo. 34AwayW41–287A
Oct 16Sumrall High SchoolNo. 88HomeW49–135A
Oct 23South Jones High SchoolNo. 82AwayW49–165A
Oct 8Laurel High SchoolHome—Score not verified—
Oct 9Laurel High SchoolHome—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 Brookhaven High School rates 89.0

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 89.0 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance95.535% weight · 33.4 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule77.220% weight · 15.4 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)95.510% weight · 9.6 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)78.610% weight · 7.9 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored95.58% weight · 7.6 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed79.98% weight · 6.4 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record97.15% weight · 4.9 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form96.44% weight · 3.9 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 9 · aheadSouth Panola High School4-3 · MFPI 90.6No. 11 · behindPontotoc High School6-2 · MFPI 88.9

Others in Class 5A

Pontotoc High SchoolNew Hope High SchoolCleveland Central High SchoolLafayette High SchoolLaurel High SchoolWayne County High SchoolWest Point High SchoolNatchez High SchoolLeake Central High SchoolVicksburg High SchoolEast Central High SchoolSouth Jones High SchoolLanier High SchoolCaledonia High School

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