Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 5A, Region 2 · Week 9, 2026

Leake Central High School

Leake Central High School is No. 57 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 10 of 25 in Class 5A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 6-2 in 8 verified games.

  • State ranking: down 3 spots to No. 57 (from No. 54).
  • Class 5A ranking: down 3 spots to No. 10 (from No. 7).
  • MFPI rating: unchanged at 69.8. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Leake Central High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 34–18 win over Vicksburg High School on Sep 4 (home), an opponent currently No. 78 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

W 22–13 at West Lauderdale High School (Oct 16); W 30–27 at Florence High School (Oct 9); L 41–56 at Cleveland Central High School (Oct 2). Recent-form percentile: 70.1.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 71.4 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: playing down — 0 games against higher classes, 6 in Class 5A, 2 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: down 3 spots to No. 57 (from No. 54). MFPI rating: unchanged at 69.8. This was a confirmed bye, so the score keeps 90% of last week's 69.79 and 10% of this week's recalculated 69.98. Largest component changes since Week 8: points scored −0.1 pts; points allowed +0.1 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

6-2 · 8 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28Provine High SchoolNo. 140AwayW35–05A
Sep 4Vicksburg High SchoolNo. 78HomeW34–185A
Sep 11Holmes County Central High SchoolNo. 139AwayW59–265A
Sep 18Lanier High SchoolNo. 85HomeW35–165A
Sep 25Heidelberg High SchoolNo. 23HomeL0–472A
Oct 2Cleveland Central High SchoolNo. 43AwayL41–565A
Oct 9Florence High SchoolNo. 91AwayW30–275A
Oct 16West Lauderdale High SchoolNo. 103AwayW22–134A

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 Leake Central High School rates 69.8

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 69.8 rating points come from that component before the bye-week adjustment.

Opponent-adjusted performance77.235% weight · 27.0 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule71.420% weight · 14.3 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)56.310% weight · 5.6 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)67.410% weight · 6.7 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored68.38% weight · 5.5 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed52.58% weight · 4.2 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record76.65% weight · 3.8 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form70.14% weight · 2.8 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 56 · aheadNatchez High School6-2 · MFPI 69.9No. 58 · behindWesson Attendance Center10-0 · MFPI 69.5

Others in Class 5A

Brookhaven High SchoolPontotoc High SchoolNew Hope High SchoolCleveland Central High SchoolLafayette High SchoolLaurel High SchoolWayne County High SchoolWest Point High SchoolNatchez High SchoolVicksburg High SchoolEast Central High SchoolSouth Jones High SchoolLanier High SchoolCaledonia High School

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