Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 5A, Region 4 · Week 9, 2026

East Central High School

East Central High School is No. 80 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 12 of 25 in Class 5A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 3-5 in 8 verified games.

  • State ranking: down 11 spots to No. 80 (from No. 69).
  • Class 5A ranking: unchanged at No. 12.
  • MFPI rating: decreased 4.1 points to 60.5. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why East Central High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 34–14 win over Northeast Jones High School on Oct 16 (home), an opponent currently No. 115 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

L 14–35 at Wayne County High School (Oct 23); W 34–14 vs. Northeast Jones High School (Oct 16); W 55–30 at Purvis High School (Oct 8). Recent-form percentile: 63.8.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 75.9 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: mostly same class — 2 games against higher classes, 3 in Class 5A, 3 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: down 11 spots to No. 80 (from No. 69). MFPI rating: decreased 4.1 points to 60.5. Largest component changes since Week 8: opponent-adjusted performance −1.3 pts; recent form −0.7 pts; media rank −0.6 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

3-5 · 8 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28Greene County High SchoolNo. 93AwayL13–214A
Sep 4St. Martin High SchoolNo. 18AwayL0–347A
Sep 11Pearl River Central High SchoolNo. 45HomeL23–306A
Sep 18Forrest County Agricultural Hi SchNo. 147AwayW19–74A
Sep 25Pass Christian High SchoolNo. 38HomeL28–424A
Oct 8Purvis High SchoolNo. 116AwayW55–305A
Oct 16Northeast Jones High SchoolNo. 115HomeW34–145A
Oct 23Wayne County High SchoolNo. 53AwayL14–355A

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 East Central High School rates 60.5

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 60.5 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance61.235% weight · 21.4 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule75.920% weight · 15.2 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)54.010% weight · 5.4 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)77.210% weight · 7.7 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored40.88% weight · 3.3 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed40.08% weight · 3.2 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record34.65% weight · 1.7 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form63.84% weight · 2.6 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 79 · aheadEast Marion High School7-1 · MFPI 61.1No. 81 · behindThomas E. Edwards8-0 · MFPI 60.3

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 SchoolSouth Jones High SchoolLanier High SchoolCaledonia High School

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