Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 7A, Region 3 · Week 9, 2026

Pearl High School

Pearl High School is No. 55 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 18 of 25 in Class 7A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 2-7 in 9 verified games.

  • State ranking: up 3 spots to No. 55 (from No. 58).
  • Class 7A ranking: unchanged at No. 18.
  • MFPI rating: increased 1.6 points to 70.2. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Pearl High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 27–20 win over Terry High School on Oct 2 (home), an opponent currently No. 89 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

L 20–29 vs. Petal High School (Oct 23); L 19–27 at Northwest Rankin High School (Oct 16); L 13–30 vs. Meridian High School (Oct 10). Recent-form percentile: 73.2.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 96.0 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: playing down — 0 games against higher classes, 6 in Class 7A, 3 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: up 3 spots to No. 55 (from No. 58). MFPI rating: increased 1.6 points to 70.2. Largest component changes since Week 8: opponent-adjusted performance +0.9 pts; media rank +0.5 pts; media strength of schedule +0.2 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

2-7 · 9 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 27Madison Central High SchoolNo. 21HomeL7–177A
Sep 4Warren Central High SchoolNo. 3AwayL14–406A
Sep 11Florence High SchoolNo. 91AwayW21–05A
Sep 18Clinton High SchoolNo. 36HomeL13–417A
Sep 25Germantown High SchoolNo. 13AwayL27–487A
Oct 2Terry High SchoolNo. 89HomeW27–206A
Oct 10Meridian High SchoolNo. 12HomeL13–307A
Oct 16Northwest Rankin High SchoolNo. 34AwayL19–277A
Oct 23Petal High SchoolNo. 14HomeL20–297A

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 Pearl High School rates 70.2

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 70.2 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance72.335% weight · 25.3 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule96.020% weight · 19.2 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)80.410% weight · 8.0 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)95.110% weight · 9.5 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored23.28% weight · 1.9 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed32.48% weight · 2.6 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record15.45% weight · 0.8 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form73.24% weight · 2.9 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 54 · aheadWest Point High School1-7 · MFPI 70.6No. 56 · behindNatchez High School6-2 · MFPI 69.9

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 SchoolMadison Central High SchoolHernando High School

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