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Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 5A, Region 4 · Week 3, 2026

East Central High School

East Central High School is No. 101 of 225 ranked teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 16 of 25 in Class 5A, at 0-3 through 3 games. Its rating is 55.4, up 3 spots from last week.

East Central High School averages 12.0 points scored and 28.3 allowed (-16.3 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 29Greene County High SchoolNo. 45AwayL13–214A
Sep 5St. Martin High SchoolNo. 12AwayL0–347A
Sep 12Pearl River Central High SchoolNo. 66HomeL23–306A

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

Why East Central High School rates 55.4

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. The contribution column is how many of the 55.4 points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance49.635% weight · 17.3 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule96.420% weight · 19.3 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank45.510% weight · 4.6 ptsStatewide ordinal rank from the media feed, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule85.310% weight · 8.5 ptsPublished schedule-strength value from the media feed.
Points scored11.78% weight · 0.9 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed32.78% weight · 2.6 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record8.85% weight · 0.4 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form43.24% weight · 1.7 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 100 · aheadMagee High School2-1 · MFPI 55.5No. 102 · behindCleveland Central High School0-0 · MFPI 54.8

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