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Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 5A, Region 3 · Week 3, 2026

Natchez High School

Natchez High School is No. 26 of 225 ranked teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 2 of 25 in Class 5A, at 3-0 through 3 games. Its rating is 77.2, up 13 spots from last week.

Natchez High School averages 32.7 points scored and 17.3 allowed (+15.3 per game). Its best result is a 40–24 win over South Pike Senior High School (No. 58). The schedule so far is playing down, with 0 games up in class, 1 against its own class and 2 down.

2026 season

Schedule & results

3–0 · 3 completed games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 29Vicksburg High SchoolNo. 67AwayW20–145A
Sep 5South Pike Senior High SchoolNo. 58HomeW40–244A
Sep 12Hazlehurst High SchoolNo. 90AwayW38–143A

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

Why Natchez High School rates 77.2

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. The contribution column is how many of the 77.2 points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance90.235% weight · 31.6 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule64.420% weight · 12.9 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank71.910% weight · 7.2 ptsStatewide ordinal rank from the media feed, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule55.410% weight · 5.5 ptsPublished schedule-strength value from the media feed.
Points scored77.98% weight · 6.2 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed71.28% weight · 5.7 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record90.35% weight · 4.5 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form90.54% weight · 3.6 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 25 · aheadBrookhaven High School3-0 · MFPI 78.0No. 27 · behindNeshoba Central High School2-1 · MFPI 76.5

Others in Class 5A

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