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Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 7A, Region 3 · Week 3, 2026

Petal High School

Petal High School is No. 23 of 225 ranked teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 12 of 25 in Class 7A, at 3-0 through 3 games. Its rating is 79.3, down 8 spots from last week.

Petal High School averages 37.3 points scored and 26.7 allowed (+10.7 per game). Its best result is a 35–34 win over Hattiesburg High School (No. 44). 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 29Hattiesburg High SchoolNo. 44AwayW35–346A
Sep 5Ocean Springs High SchoolNo. 82HomeW43–217A
Sep 12Columbia High SchoolNo. 56HomeW34–254A

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

Why Petal High School rates 79.3

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. The contribution column is how many of the 79.3 points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance85.335% weight · 29.8 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule65.320% weight · 13.1 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank95.510% weight · 9.6 ptsStatewide ordinal rank from the media feed, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule91.110% weight · 9.1 ptsPublished schedule-strength value from the media feed.
Points scored88.38% weight · 7.1 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed37.68% weight · 3.0 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record90.35% weight · 4.5 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form79.74% weight · 3.2 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 22 · aheadMadison Central High School1-2 · MFPI 79.4No. 24 · behindNorthwest Rankin High School2-1 · MFPI 78.8

Others in Class 7A

Tupelo High SchoolDiberville Senior High SchStarkville High SchoolOak Grove High SchoolGulfport High SchoolOxford High SchoolGermantown High SchoolSt. Martin High SchoolBrandon High SchoolMeridian High SchoolMadison Central High SchoolNorthwest Rankin High SchoolDesoto Central High SchoolHernando High School

Rankings generated September 15, 2026 · Formula MFPI-3.2