Class 5A, Region 3 · Week 9, 2026

North Pike Senior High School

North Pike Senior High School is No. 124 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 21 of 25 in Class 5A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 1-7 in 8 verified games.

State ranking: down 3 spots to No. 124 (from No. 121).
Class 5A ranking: down 1 spot to No. 21 (from No. 20).
MFPI rating: increased 0.6 points to 46.3. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why North Pike Senior High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 17–12 win over Franklin High School on Aug 28 (home), an opponent currently No. 108 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

L 21–49 at Laurel High School (Oct 23); L 24–31 at South Jones High School (Oct 16); L 30–53 vs. Natchez High School (Oct 8). Recent-form percentile: 33.5.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 83.9 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: playing down — 2 games against higher classes, 3 in Class 5A, 3 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: down 3 spots to No. 124 (from No. 121). MFPI rating: increased 0.6 points to 46.3. Largest component changes since Week 8: mfpi strength of schedule +0.4 pts; opponent-adjusted performance +0.3 pts; media rank +0.3 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

1-7 · 8 verified games

DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class

Aug 28Franklin High SchoolNo. 108HomeW17–123A

Sep 4Wesson Attendance CenterNo. 58AwayL14–292A

Sep 11Terry High SchoolNo. 89AwayL14–446A

Sep 18West Jones High SchoolNo. 42HomeL13–356A

Sep 25Columbia High SchoolNo. 41HomeL7–344A

Oct 8Natchez High SchoolNo. 56HomeL30–535A

Oct 16South Jones High SchoolNo. 82AwayL24–315A

Oct 23Laurel High SchoolNo. 49AwayL21–495A

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 North Pike Senior High School rates 46.3

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 46.3 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance37.935% weight · 13.3 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.

MFPI strength of schedule83.920% weight · 16.8 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.

Media rank (MaxPreps)37.910% weight · 3.8 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.

Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)79.710% weight · 8.0 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.

Points scored22.38% weight · 1.8 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.

Points allowed10.78% weight · 0.9 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.

Record10.75% weight · 0.5 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.

Recent form33.54% weight · 1.3 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 123 · aheadSaltillo High School1-8 · MFPI 46.4 No. 125 · behindClarkdale High School6-3 · MFPI 45.8

Others in Class 5A

Brookhaven High School Pontotoc High School New Hope High School Cleveland Central High School Lafayette High School Laurel High School Wayne County High School West Point High School Natchez High School Leake Central High School Vicksburg High School East Central High School South Jones High School Lanier High School

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