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Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 5A, Region 1 · Week 3, 2026

New Hope High School

New Hope High School is No. 62 of 225 ranked teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 6 of 25 in Class 5A, at 1-2 through 3 games. Its rating is 64.3, up 5 spots from last week.

New Hope High School averages 27.7 points scored and 32.0 allowed (-4.3 per game). Its best result is a 47–30 win over Choctaw County High School (No. 95). The schedule so far is playing down, with 1 game up in class, 0 against its own class and 2 down.

2026 season

Schedule & results

1–2 · 3 completed games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28Corinth High SchoolNo. 37HomeL21–284A
Sep 5Choctaw County High SchoolNo. 95AwayW47–303A
Sep 12Oxford High SchoolNo. 7HomeL15–387A

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

Why New Hope High School rates 64.3

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. The contribution column is how many of the 64.3 points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance55.835% weight · 19.5 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule82.020% weight · 16.4 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank87.110% weight · 8.7 ptsStatewide ordinal rank from the media feed, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule92.410% weight · 9.2 ptsPublished schedule-strength value from the media feed.
Points scored61.78% weight · 4.9 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed20.58% weight · 1.6 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record34.05% weight · 1.7 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form53.24% weight · 2.1 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 61 · aheadMcComb High School3-0 · MFPI 64.9No. 63 · behindLanier High School3-0 · MFPI 64.1

Others in Class 5A

Brookhaven High SchoolNatchez High SchoolLeake Central High SchoolPontotoc High SchoolLafayette 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