Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 4A, Region 2 · Week 9, 2026

Houston High School

Houston High School is No. 48 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 12 of 39 in Class 4A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 4-6 in 10 verified games.

  • State ranking: down 2 spots to No. 48 (from No. 46).
  • Class 4A ranking: unchanged at No. 12.
  • MFPI rating: decreased 1.0 points to 72.7. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Houston High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 36–31 win over Itawamba Agricultural High School on Oct 16 (home), an opponent currently No. 39 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

W 37–13 vs. Mooreville High School (Oct 23); W 36–31 vs. Itawamba Agricultural High School (Oct 16); L 21–26 at Shannon High School (Oct 9). Recent-form percentile: 82.6.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 92.0 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: playing up — 4 games against higher classes, 5 in Class 4A, 1 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: down 2 spots to No. 48 (from No. 46). MFPI rating: decreased 1.0 points to 72.7. Largest component changes since Week 8: opponent-adjusted performance −0.8 pts; media rank −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

4-6 · 10 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28Columbus High SchoolNo. 133AwayW46–125A
Sep 4Pontotoc High SchoolNo. 11AwayL12–275A
Sep 11Corinth High SchoolNo. 35HomeL21–244A
Sep 18Winona Secondary SchoolNo. 27AwayL26–503A
Sep 25New Hope High SchoolNo. 20HomeL7–345A
Oct 1Amory High SchoolNo. 62AwayW21–204A
Oct 2Oak Grove High SchoolNo. 16HomeL45–487A
Oct 9Shannon High SchoolNo. 19AwayL21–264A
Oct 16Itawamba Agricultural High SchoolNo. 39HomeW36–314A
Oct 23Mooreville High SchoolNo. 154HomeW37–134A

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 Houston High School rates 72.7

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 72.7 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance76.835% weight · 26.9 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule92.020% weight · 18.4 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)65.610% weight · 6.6 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)87.310% weight · 8.7 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored56.78% weight · 4.5 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed29.98% weight · 2.4 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record38.85% weight · 1.9 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form82.64% weight · 3.3 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 47 · aheadLafayette High School7-2 · MFPI 72.8No. 49 · behindLaurel High School3-4 · MFPI 72.0

Others in Class 4A

Louisville High SchoolPoplarville Jr Sr High SchoolShannon High SchoolKosciusko Senior High SchoolMcComb High SchoolMendenhall High SchoolCorinth High SchoolPass Christian High SchoolItawamba Agricultural High SchoolSenatobia High SchoolColumbia High SchoolNew Albany High SchoolMorton High SchoolAmory High School

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