Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 7A, Region 4 · Week 9, 2026

Gulfport High School

Gulfport High School is No. 2 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 2 of 25 in Class 7A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 7-1 in 8 verified games.

  • State ranking: unchanged at No. 2.
  • Class 7A ranking: unchanged at No. 2.
  • MFPI rating: decreased 0.1 points to 95.1. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Gulfport High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 42–14 win over St. Martin High School on Oct 8 (away), an opponent currently No. 18 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

W 35–3 at Biloxi High School (Oct 23); W 47–6 vs. West Harrison High School (Oct 16); W 42–14 at St. Martin High School (Oct 8). Recent-form percentile: 99.6.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 87.9 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: playing down — 0 games against higher classes, 5 in Class 7A, 3 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: unchanged at No. 2. MFPI rating: decreased 0.1 points to 95.1. Largest component changes since Week 8: mfpi strength of schedule −0.2 pts; record +0.2 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

7-1 · 8 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28Picayune Memorial High SchoolNo. 33AwayW35–06A
Sep 11Laurel High SchoolNo. 49HomeW51–05A
Sep 18Petal High SchoolNo. 14AwayL39–407A
Sep 25Pascagoula High SchoolNo. 66HomeW41–76A
Oct 1Ocean Springs High SchoolNo. 73HomeW42–37A
Oct 8St. Martin High SchoolNo. 18AwayW42–147A
Oct 16West Harrison High SchoolNo. 52HomeW47–67A
Oct 23Biloxi High SchoolNo. 70AwayW35–37A

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 Gulfport High School rates 95.1

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 95.1 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance99.635% weight · 34.8 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule87.920% weight · 17.6 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)99.110% weight · 9.9 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)89.710% weight · 9.0 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored96.08% weight · 7.7 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed95.58% weight · 7.6 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record89.55% weight · 4.5 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form99.64% weight · 4.0 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 1 · aheadTupelo High School9-0 · MFPI 97.2No. 3 · behindWarren Central High School8-0 · MFPI 94.3

Others in Class 7A

Tupelo High SchoolD'Iberville High SchoolOxford High SchoolStarkville High SchoolBrandon High SchoolMeridian High SchoolGermantown High SchoolPetal High SchoolOak Grove High SchoolDesoto Central High SchoolSt. Martin High SchoolMadison Central High SchoolHernando High SchoolNorthwest Rankin High School

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