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Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 5A, Region 1 · Week 3, 2026

Lafayette High School

Lafayette High School is No. 43 of 225 ranked teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 5 of 25 in Class 5A, at 3-0 through 3 games. Its rating is 71.0, up 6 spots from last week.

Lafayette High School averages 60.0 points scored and 16.0 allowed (+44.0 per game). Its best result is a 51–20 win over Port Gibson High School (No. 72). The schedule so far is playing down, with 1 game up in class, 0 against its own class and 1 down.

2026 season

Schedule & results

3–0 · 3 completed games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28WooddaleHomeW58–0Non-MHSAA
Sep 4Saltillo High SchoolNo. 169HomeW71–286A
Sep 12Port Gibson High SchoolNo. 72HomeW51–203A

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

Why Lafayette High School rates 71.0

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. The contribution column is how many of the 71.0 points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance96.435% weight · 33.8 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule21.220% weight · 4.2 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank79.910% weight · 8.0 ptsStatewide ordinal rank from the media feed, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule25.710% weight · 2.6 ptsPublished schedule-strength value from the media feed.
Points scored99.88% weight · 8.0 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed75.58% weight · 6.0 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record90.35% weight · 4.5 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form97.34% weight · 3.9 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 42 · aheadThomas E. Edwards3-0 · MFPI 71.4No. 44 · behindHattiesburg High School1-2 · MFPI 70.5

Others in Class 5A

Brookhaven High SchoolNatchez High SchoolLeake Central High SchoolPontotoc High SchoolNew Hope High SchoolLanier High SchoolVicksburg High SchoolCaledonia High SchoolLaurel High SchoolVancleave High SchoolStone High SchoolWayne County High SchoolSumrall High SchoolWest Point High School

Rankings generated September 15, 2026 · Formula MFPI-3.2