Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 2A, Region 5 · Week 9, 2026

Lake High School

Lake High School is No. 131 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 18 of 39 in Class 2A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 5-3 in 8 verified games.

  • State ranking: up 13 spots to No. 131 (from No. 144).
  • Class 2A ranking: up 3 spots to No. 18 (from No. 21).
  • MFPI rating: increased 1.9 points to 42.1. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Lake High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 20–14 win over Choctaw Central on Sep 18 (home), an opponent currently No. 143 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

W 28–10 at Pisgah High School (Oct 23); W 38–14 vs. Pelahatchie Attendance Center (Oct 16); L 8–10 at Puckett Attendance Center (Oct 8). Recent-form percentile: 54.9.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 24.6 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: playing up — 4 games against higher classes, 3 in Class 2A, 1 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: up 13 spots to No. 131 (from No. 144). MFPI rating: increased 1.9 points to 42.1. Largest component changes since Week 8: opponent-adjusted performance +1.4 pts; mfpi strength of schedule −0.6 pts; points allowed +0.6 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

5-3 · 8 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28Forest High SchoolNo. 104HomeL18–374A
Sep 3Sebastopol Attendance CenterNo. 174HomeW46–271A
Sep 18Choctaw CentralNo. 143HomeW20–144A
Sep 25Union High SchoolNo. 146AwayL12–353A
Oct 1Newton High SchoolNo. 196HomeW42–122A
Oct 8Puckett Attendance CenterNo. 160AwayL8–102A
Oct 16Pelahatchie Attendance CenterNo. 186HomeW38–142A
Oct 23Pisgah High SchoolNo. 170AwayW28–103A

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 Lake High School rates 42.1

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 42.1 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance42.435% weight · 14.8 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule24.620% weight · 4.9 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)42.910% weight · 4.3 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)24.610% weight · 2.5 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored53.68% weight · 4.3 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed73.98% weight · 5.9 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record64.15% weight · 3.2 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form54.94% weight · 2.2 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 130 · aheadNanih Waiya Attendance Center6-2 · MFPI 42.6No. 132 · behindBruce High School8-1 · MFPI 41.8

Others in Class 2A

Heidelberg High SchoolKemper County High SchoolWesson Attendance CenterEast Webster High SchoolEast Marion High SchoolScott Central Attendance CenterEupora High SchoolCharleston High SchoolEnterprise (Clarke)Mize Attendance CenterPerry Central High SchoolNorthside High SchoolBaldwyn High SchoolAmite County High School

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