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Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 1A, Region 2 · Week 3, 2026

H. W. Byers High School (5-12)

H. W. Byers High School (5-12) is No. 223 of 225 ranked teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 32 of 34 in Class 1A, at 0-3 through 3 games. Its rating is 7.8, down 10 spots from last week.

H. W. Byers High School (5-12) averages 6.0 points scored and 29.3 allowed (-23.3 per game). It has not yet beaten a ranked Mississippi opponent. The schedule so far is playing up, with 3 games up in class, 0 against its own class and 0 down.

2026 season

Schedule & results

0–3 · 3 completed games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28Byhalia High School (9-12)No. 192AwayL6–284A
Sep 4Holly Springs High SchoolNo. 181HomeL12–383A
Sep 12East Union Attendance CenterNo. 205AwayL0–222A

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

Why H. W. Byers High School (5-12) rates 7.8

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. The contribution column is how many of the 7.8 points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance2.735% weight · 0.9 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule13.120% weight · 2.6 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank1.810% weight · 0.2 ptsStatewide ordinal rank from the media feed, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule7.410% weight · 0.7 ptsPublished schedule-strength value from the media feed.
Points scored5.48% weight · 0.4 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed30.28% weight · 2.4 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record8.85% weight · 0.4 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form1.84% weight · 0.1 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 222 · aheadWest Lowndes High School0-3 · MFPI 10.9No. 224 · behindWest Lincoln School0-3 · MFPI 7.7

Others in Class 1A

Leflore County High SchoolTupelo ChristianStringer Attendance CenterSimmons High SchoolCalhoun City High SchoolSouth Delta High SchoolSmithville High SchoolMcAdams Attendance CenterShaw High SchoolEthel Attendance CenterCoffeeville High SchoolNanih Waiya Attendance CenterOkolona High SchoolResurrection

Rankings generated September 15, 2026 · Formula MFPI-3.2