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Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 5A, Region 3 · Week 3, 2026

Laurel High School

Laurel High School is No. 70 of 225 ranked teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 10 of 25 in Class 5A, at 1-2 through 3 games. Its rating is 62.6, down 42 spots from last week.

Laurel High School averages 27.0 points scored and 40.0 allowed (-13.0 per game). Its best result is a 56–42 win over West Jones High School (No. 108). The schedule so far is playing up, with 3 games up in class, 0 against its own class and 0 down.

2026 season

Schedule & results

1–2 · 3 completed games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 29West Jones High SchoolNo. 108HomeW56–426A
Sep 4Hattiesburg High SchoolNo. 44AwayL25–276A
Sep 12Gulfport High SchoolNo. 6AwayL0–517A

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

Why Laurel High School rates 62.6

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. The contribution column is how many of the 62.6 points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance53.135% weight · 18.6 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule89.620% weight · 17.9 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank85.710% weight · 8.6 ptsStatewide ordinal rank from the media feed, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule93.110% weight · 9.3 ptsPublished schedule-strength value from the media feed.
Points scored53.48% weight · 4.3 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed7.08% weight · 0.6 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record34.05% weight · 1.7 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form42.84% weight · 1.7 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 69 · aheadSeminary High School2-1 · MFPI 62.7No. 71 · behindNorth Pontotoc High School2-1 · MFPI 62.6

Others in Class 5A

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

Rankings generated September 15, 2026 · Formula MFPI-3.2