Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 6A, Region 2 · Week 9, 2026

Neshoba Central High School

Neshoba Central High School is No. 29 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 4 of 24 in Class 6A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 5-3 in 8 verified games.

  • State ranking: up 1 spot to No. 29 (from No. 30).
  • Class 6A ranking: unchanged at No. 4.
  • MFPI rating: decreased 0.1 points to 80.3. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Neshoba Central High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 36–28 win over Meridian High School on Sep 4 (home), an opponent currently No. 12 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

L 14–34 at Warren Central High School (Oct 23); W 26–18 vs. Canton Public High School (Oct 16); W 32–22 at Greenville High School (Oct 9). Recent-form percentile: 82.1.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 91.5 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: playing down — 2 games against higher classes, 3 in Class 6A, 3 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: up 1 spot to No. 29 (from No. 30). MFPI rating: decreased 0.1 points to 80.3. Largest component changes since Week 8: points scored −0.9 pts; mfpi strength of schedule +0.8 pts; media 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

5-3 · 8 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28Kosciusko Senior High SchoolNo. 26AwayL35–554A
Sep 4Meridian High SchoolNo. 12HomeW36–287A
Sep 11West Lauderdale High SchoolNo. 103HomeW35–64A
Sep 18Germantown High SchoolNo. 13HomeL31–487A
Sep 25Columbus High SchoolNo. 133AwayW42–145A
Oct 9Greenville High SchoolNo. 114AwayW32–226A
Oct 16Canton Public High SchoolNo. 59HomeW26–186A
Oct 23Warren Central High SchoolNo. 3AwayL14–346A

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 Neshoba Central High School rates 80.3

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 80.3 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance84.435% weight · 29.5 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule91.520% weight · 18.3 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)87.110% weight · 8.7 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)88.810% weight · 8.9 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored70.18% weight · 5.6 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed35.38% weight · 2.8 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record64.15% weight · 3.2 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form82.14% weight · 3.3 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 28 · aheadMcComb High School6-2 · MFPI 80.7No. 30 · behindCenter Hill High School6-2 · MFPI 80.1

Others in Class 6A

Warren Central High SchoolSouth Panola High SchoolLake Cormorant HighCenter Hill High SchoolPicayune Memorial High SchoolGrenada HighWest Jones High SchoolHattiesburg High SchoolPearl River Central High SchoolGautier High SchoolCanton Public High SchoolRidgeland High SchoolPascagoula High SchoolOlive Branch High School

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