Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 4A, Region 3 · Week 9, 2026

Byhalia High School (9-12)

Byhalia High School (9-12) is No. 216 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 39 of 39 in Class 4A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 2-7 in 9 verified games.

  • State ranking: up 1 spot to No. 216 (from No. 217).
  • Class 4A ranking: unchanged at No. 39.
  • MFPI rating: increased 0.4 points to 10.5. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Byhalia High School (9-12) is ranked here

Strongest result

A 28–6 win over H. W. Byers High School (5-12) on Aug 27 (home), an opponent currently No. 222 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

L 0–51 vs. Clarksdale High School (Oct 23); L 6–42 vs. Ripley High School (Oct 16); L 0–72 at Rosa Fort High School (Oct 8). Recent-form percentile: 5.8.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 20.1 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: playing down — 0 games against higher classes, 4 in Class 4A, 5 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: up 1 spot to No. 216 (from No. 217). MFPI rating: increased 0.4 points to 10.5. Largest component changes since Week 8: mfpi strength of schedule +0.4 pts; media strength of schedule +0.4 pts; points allowed −0.2 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. 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

2-7 · 9 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 27H. W. Byers High School (5-12)No. 222HomeW28–61A
Sep 4Independence High SchoolNo. 149AwayL0–313A
Sep 11Ashland Middle-High SchoolNo. 225HomeW30–61A
Sep 18Potts Camp High School (5-12)No. 179AwayL12–341A
Sep 25Holly Springs High SchoolNo. 197HomeL22–583A
Oct 1Senatobia High SchoolNo. 40AwayL0–644A
Oct 8Rosa Fort High SchoolNo. 94AwayL0–724A
Oct 16Ripley High SchoolNo. 134HomeL6–424A
Oct 23Clarksdale High SchoolNo. 75HomeL0–514A

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 Byhalia High School (9-12) rates 10.5

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 10.5 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance4.535% weight · 1.6 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule20.120% weight · 4.0 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)2.710% weight · 0.3 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)18.110% weight · 1.8 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored11.28% weight · 0.9 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed11.68% weight · 0.9 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record15.45% weight · 0.8 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form5.84% weight · 0.2 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 215 · aheadWest Bolivar High School2-7 · MFPI 11.5No. 217 · behindCrystal Springs High School0-8 · MFPI 9.6

Others in Class 4A

Louisville High SchoolPoplarville Jr Sr High SchoolShannon High SchoolKosciusko Senior High SchoolMcComb High SchoolMendenhall High SchoolCorinth High SchoolPass Christian High SchoolItawamba Agricultural High SchoolSenatobia High SchoolColumbia High SchoolHouston High SchoolNew Albany High SchoolMorton High School

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