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Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 5A, Region 2 · Week 3, 2026

Lanier High School

Lanier High School is No. 63 of 225 ranked teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 7 of 25 in Class 5A, at 3-0 through 3 games. Its rating is 64.1, down 3 spots from last week.

Lanier High School averages 28.0 points scored and 6.7 allowed (+21.3 per game). Its best result is a 24–20 win over Harrison Central High School (No. 77). The schedule so far is playing up, with 2 games up in class, 0 against its own class and 1 down.

2026 season

Schedule & results

3–0 · 3 completed games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 29Harrison Central High SchoolNo. 77AwayW24–207A
Sep 4Moss Point High SchoolNo. 172HomeW20–04A
Sep 12Jim Hill High SchoolNo. 173HomeW40–06A

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

Why Lanier High School rates 64.1

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. The contribution column is how many of the 64.1 points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance84.435% weight · 29.5 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule31.120% weight · 6.2 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank62.910% weight · 6.3 ptsStatewide ordinal rank from the media feed, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule13.410% weight · 1.3 ptsPublished schedule-strength value from the media feed.
Points scored63.78% weight · 5.1 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed97.18% weight · 7.8 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record90.35% weight · 4.5 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form84.24% weight · 3.4 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 62 · aheadNew Hope High School1-2 · MFPI 64.3No. 64 · behindHancock High School1-2 · MFPI 63.5

Others in Class 5A

Brookhaven High SchoolNatchez High SchoolLeake Central High SchoolPontotoc High SchoolLafayette High SchoolNew Hope 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