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Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 5A, Region 1 · Week 3, 2026

Columbus High School

Columbus High School is No. 177 of 225 ranked teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 24 of 25 in Class 5A, at 0-3 through 3 games. Its rating is 30.5, up 9 spots from last week.

Columbus High School averages 6.0 points scored and 43.0 allowed (-37.0 per game). It has not yet beaten a ranked Mississippi opponent. The schedule so far is playing up, with 2 games up in class, 0 against its own class and 1 down.

2026 season

Schedule & results

0–3 · 3 completed games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 29Houston High SchoolNo. 81HomeL12–464A
Sep 5Southaven High SchoolNo. 55AwayL0–417A
Sep 12Lake Cormorant HighNo. 41AwayL6–426A

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

Why Columbus High School rates 30.5

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. The contribution column is how many of the 30.5 points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance9.435% weight · 3.3 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule84.220% weight · 16.8 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank6.710% weight · 0.7 ptsStatewide ordinal rank from the media feed, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule81.710% weight · 8.2 ptsPublished schedule-strength value from the media feed.
Points scored5.48% weight · 0.4 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed2.38% weight · 0.2 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record8.85% weight · 0.4 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form10.84% weight · 0.4 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 176 · aheadRaymond High School1-2 · MFPI 30.6No. 178 · behindWest Marion High School1-2 · MFPI 30.4

Others in Class 5A

Brookhaven High SchoolNatchez 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 School

Rankings generated September 15, 2026 · Formula MFPI-3.2