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Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 4A, Region 2 · Week 3, 2026

Houston High School

Houston High School is No. 81 of 225 ranked teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 19 of 39 in Class 4A, at 1-3 through 4 games. Its rating is 60.9, down 7 spots from last week.

Houston High School averages 23.0 points scored and 26.2 allowed (-3.3 per game). Its best result is a 46–12 win over Columbus High School (No. 177). The schedule so far is playing up, with 3 games up in class, 1 against its own class and 0 down.

2026 season

Schedule & results

1–3 · 4 completed games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 29Columbus High SchoolNo. 177AwayW46–125A
Sep 4Pontotoc High SchoolNo. 40AwayL12–275A
Sep 12Corinth High SchoolNo. 37HomeL21–244A
Sep 12Tupelo High SchoolNo. 1HomeL13–427A

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

Why Houston High School rates 60.9

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. The contribution column is how many of the 60.9 points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance58.935% weight · 20.6 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule82.420% weight · 16.5 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank67.410% weight · 6.7 ptsStatewide ordinal rank from the media feed, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule71.010% weight · 7.1 ptsPublished schedule-strength value from the media feed.
Points scored48.28% weight · 3.9 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed39.68% weight · 3.2 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record18.55% weight · 0.9 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form49.14% weight · 2.0 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 80 · aheadLewisburg High School2-1 · MFPI 60.9No. 82 · behindOcean Springs High School1-2 · MFPI 60.4

Others in Class 4A

Poplarville Jr Sr High SchoolSenatobia High SchoolMendenhall High SchoolPass Christian High SchoolKosciusko Senior High SchoolLouisville High SchoolItawamba Agricultural High SchoolNew Albany High SchoolGreenwood High SchoolCorinth High SchoolClarksdale High SchoolGreene County High SchoolShannon High SchoolColumbia High School

Rankings generated September 15, 2026 · Formula MFPI-3.2