Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 4A, Region 7 · Week 9, 2026

Lawrence County High School

Lawrence County High School is No. 136 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 26 of 39 in Class 4A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 0-9 in 9 verified games.

  • State ranking: up 19 spots to No. 136 (from No. 155).
  • Class 4A ranking: up 6 spots to No. 26 (from No. 32).
  • MFPI rating: increased 4.0 points to 40.7. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Lawrence County High School is ranked here

Strongest result

No wins over MHSAA opponents in the verified results. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

L 7–42 vs. Poplarville Jr Sr High School (Oct 23); L 0–41 at McComb High School (Oct 16); L 14–28 vs. South Pike Senior High School (Oct 8). Recent-form percentile: 33.9.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 83.5 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: mostly same class — 2 games against higher classes, 4 in Class 4A, 3 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: up 19 spots to No. 136 (from No. 155). MFPI rating: increased 4.0 points to 40.7. Largest component changes since Week 8: mfpi strength of schedule +2.1 pts; opponent-adjusted performance +1.1 pts; media strength of schedule +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

0-9 · 9 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28Brookhaven High SchoolNo. 10HomeL8–355A
Sep 4Tylertown High SchoolNo. 159AwayL20–223A
Sep 11Jefferson Davis County High SchoolNo. 121HomeL13–213A
Sep 18Northeast Jones High SchoolNo. 115HomeL14–435A
Sep 25Wesson Attendance CenterNo. 58AwayL0–342A
Oct 1Columbia High SchoolNo. 41AwayL21–464A
Oct 8South Pike Senior High SchoolNo. 107HomeL14–284A
Oct 16McComb High SchoolNo. 28AwayL0–414A
Oct 23Poplarville Jr Sr High SchoolNo. 15HomeL7–424A

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 Lawrence County High School rates 40.7

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 40.7 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance29.035% weight · 10.2 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule83.520% weight · 16.7 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)22.810% weight · 2.3 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)81.910% weight · 8.2 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored10.78% weight · 0.9 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed12.58% weight · 1.0 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record3.65% weight · 0.2 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form33.94% weight · 1.4 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 135 · aheadWater Valley High School3-6 · MFPI 40.8No. 137 · behindSoutheast Lauderdale High School7-2 · MFPI 40.5

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 SchoolHouston High SchoolNew Albany High SchoolMorton High School

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