Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 7A, Region 2 · Week 9, 2026

Madison Central High School

Madison Central High School is No. 21 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 13 of 25 in Class 7A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 4-4 in 8 verified games.

  • State ranking: up 4 spots to No. 21 (from No. 25).
  • Class 7A ranking: up 1 spot to No. 13 (from No. 14).
  • MFPI rating: increased 2.7 points to 85.0. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Madison Central High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 42–36 win over Germantown High School on Oct 23 (home), an opponent currently No. 13 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

W 42–36 vs. Germantown High School (Oct 23); W 49–8 vs. Murrah High School (Oct 16); L 28–31 at Oxford High School (Oct 2). Recent-form percentile: 94.2.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 96.9 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: playing down — 0 games against higher classes, 6 in Class 7A, 2 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: up 4 spots to No. 21 (from No. 25). MFPI rating: increased 2.7 points to 85.0. Largest component changes since Week 8: opponent-adjusted performance +1.4 pts; points scored +0.5 pts; mfpi strength of schedule +0.4 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

4-4 · 8 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 27Pearl High SchoolNo. 55AwayW17–77A
Sep 4Brandon High SchoolNo. 8AwayL23–337A
Sep 11Brookhaven High SchoolNo. 10HomeL44–455A
Sep 18Northwest Rankin High SchoolNo. 34HomeW23–217A
Sep 25Warren Central High SchoolNo. 3AwayL21–426A
Oct 2Oxford High SchoolNo. 5AwayL28–317A
Oct 16Murrah High SchoolNo. 127HomeW49–87A
Oct 23Germantown High SchoolNo. 13HomeW42–367A

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 Madison Central High School rates 85.0

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 85.0 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance91.135% weight · 31.9 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule96.920% weight · 19.4 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)95.110% weight · 9.5 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)97.310% weight · 9.7 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored69.08% weight · 5.5 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed33.08% weight · 2.6 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record51.65% weight · 2.6 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form94.24% weight · 3.8 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 20 · aheadNew Hope High School6-2 · MFPI 85.7No. 22 · behindHernando High School6-2 · MFPI 84.5

Others in Class 7A

Tupelo High SchoolGulfport High SchoolD'Iberville High SchoolOxford High SchoolStarkville High SchoolBrandon High SchoolMeridian High SchoolGermantown High SchoolPetal High SchoolOak Grove High SchoolDesoto Central High SchoolSt. Martin High SchoolHernando High SchoolNorthwest Rankin High School

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