Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 5A, Region 2 · Week 9, 2026

Florence High School

Florence High School is No. 91 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 17 of 25 in Class 5A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 3-6 in 9 verified games.

  • State ranking: up 5 spots to No. 91 (from No. 96).
  • Class 5A ranking: down 1 spot to No. 17 (from No. 16).
  • MFPI rating: increased 1.0 points to 58.7. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Florence High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 15–12 win over Vicksburg High School on Oct 2 (home), an opponent currently No. 78 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

W 15–14 at Lanier High School (Oct 23); L 7–25 at Cleveland Central High School (Oct 16); L 27–30 vs. Leake Central High School (Oct 9). Recent-form percentile: 62.5.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 78.6 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: mostly same class — 2 games against higher classes, 4 in Class 5A, 3 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: up 5 spots to No. 91 (from No. 96). MFPI rating: increased 1.0 points to 58.7. Largest component changes since Week 8: points allowed +0.8 pts; opponent-adjusted performance +0.5 pts; record +0.5 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

3-6 · 9 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28Richland High SchoolNo. 87AwayL21–314A
Sep 4Kosciusko Senior High SchoolNo. 26HomeL16–464A
Sep 11Pearl High SchoolNo. 55HomeL0–217A
Sep 18Mendenhall High SchoolNo. 32HomeL30–334A
Sep 25Jim Hill High SchoolNo. 187AwayW42–66A
Oct 2Vicksburg High SchoolNo. 78HomeW15–125A
Oct 9Leake Central High SchoolNo. 57HomeL27–305A
Oct 16Cleveland Central High SchoolNo. 43AwayL7–255A
Oct 23Lanier High SchoolNo. 85AwayW15–145A

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 Florence High School rates 58.7

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 58.7 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance57.135% weight · 20.0 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule78.620% weight · 15.7 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)52.210% weight · 5.2 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)73.710% weight · 7.4 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored27.98% weight · 2.2 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed53.88% weight · 4.3 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record27.25% weight · 1.4 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form62.54% weight · 2.5 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 90 · aheadLewisburg High School3-5 · MFPI 58.7No. 92 · behindLeflore County High School8-0 · MFPI 58.5

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