Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 5A, Region 2 · Week 9, 2026

Cleveland Central High School

Cleveland Central High School is No. 43 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 4 of 25 in Class 5A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 6-2 in 8 verified games.

  • State ranking: down 3 spots to No. 43 (from No. 40).
  • Class 5A ranking: unchanged at No. 4.
  • MFPI rating: decreased 1.9 points to 74.4. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Cleveland Central High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 56–41 win over Leake Central High School on Oct 2 (home), an opponent currently No. 57 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

L 26–28 at Vicksburg High School (Oct 23); W 25–7 vs. Florence High School (Oct 16); W 50–22 vs. Holmes County Central High School (Oct 9). Recent-form percentile: 76.3.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 67.0 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: playing down — 1 game against higher classes, 4 in Class 5A, 3 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: down 3 spots to No. 43 (from No. 40). MFPI rating: decreased 1.9 points to 74.4. Largest component changes since Week 8: media rank −0.6 pts; record −0.5 pts; points allowed −0.3 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

6-2 · 8 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28Clarksdale High SchoolNo. 75HomeW35–294A
Sep 4Greenwood High SchoolNo. 67AwayW21–64A
Sep 11Amanda Elzy High SchoolNo. 169HomeW51–83A
Sep 18Grenada HighNo. 37AwayL20–336A
Oct 2Leake Central High SchoolNo. 57HomeW56–415A
Oct 9Holmes County Central High SchoolNo. 139HomeW50–225A
Oct 16Florence High SchoolNo. 91HomeW25–75A
Oct 23Vicksburg High SchoolNo. 78AwayL26–285A

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 Cleveland Central High School rates 74.4

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 74.4 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance82.135% weight · 28.8 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule67.020% weight · 13.4 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)72.810% weight · 7.3 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)61.610% weight · 6.2 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored83.58% weight · 6.7 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed65.88% weight · 5.3 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record76.65% weight · 3.8 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form76.34% weight · 3.1 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 42 · aheadWest Jones High School7-2 · MFPI 74.7No. 44 · behindHattiesburg High School5-3 · MFPI 74.0

Others in Class 5A

Brookhaven High SchoolPontotoc High SchoolNew Hope 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