Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 5A, Region 1 · Week 9, 2026

Columbus High School

Columbus High School is No. 133 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 22 of 25 in Class 5A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 0-8 in 8 verified games.

  • State ranking: up 4 spots to No. 133 (from No. 137).
  • Class 5A ranking: up 1 spot to No. 22 (from No. 23).
  • MFPI rating: increased 0.1 points to 41.5. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Columbus High School is ranked here

Strongest result

No wins over MHSAA opponents in the verified results. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

L 12–45 vs. Lafayette High School (Oct 23); L 14–41 vs. New Hope High School (Oct 16); L 8–27 at Caledonia High School (Oct 9). Recent-form percentile: 27.7.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 92.9 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: playing up — 4 games against higher classes, 3 in Class 5A, 1 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: up 4 spots to No. 133 (from No. 137). MFPI rating: increased 0.1 points to 41.5. Largest component changes since Week 8: recent form −0.2 pts; mfpi strength of schedule +0.2 pts; media strength of schedule +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. 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

0-8 · 8 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28Houston High SchoolNo. 48HomeL12–464A
Sep 4Southaven High SchoolNo. 64AwayL0–417A
Sep 11Lake Cormorant HighNo. 24AwayL6–426A
Sep 18Meridian High SchoolNo. 12AwayL9–507A
Sep 25Neshoba Central High SchoolNo. 29HomeL14–426A
Oct 9Caledonia High SchoolNo. 86AwayL8–275A
Oct 16New Hope High SchoolNo. 20HomeL14–415A
Oct 23Lafayette High SchoolNo. 47HomeL12–455A

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 Columbus High School rates 41.5

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 41.5 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance27.735% weight · 9.7 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule92.920% weight · 18.6 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)22.310% weight · 2.2 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)91.510% weight · 9.2 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored7.18% weight · 0.6 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed0.48% weight · 0.0 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record3.65% weight · 0.2 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form27.74% weight · 1.1 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 132 · aheadBruce High School8-1 · MFPI 41.8No. 134 · behindRipley High School2-7 · MFPI 41.0

Others in Class 5A

Brookhaven High SchoolPontotoc 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 School

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