Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 5A, Region 1 · Week 9, 2026

Pontotoc High School

Pontotoc High School is No. 11 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 2 of 25 in Class 5A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 6-2 in 8 verified games.

  • State ranking: down 4 spots to No. 11 (from No. 7).
  • Class 5A ranking: down 1 spot to No. 2 (from No. 1).
  • MFPI rating: decreased 1.9 points to 88.9. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Pontotoc High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 17–14 win over Corinth High School on Sep 18 (away), an opponent currently No. 35 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

L 28–35 at New Hope High School (Oct 23); W 41–6 vs. Caledonia High School (Oct 15); W 23–6 vs. West Point High School (Oct 9). Recent-form percentile: 88.4.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 90.6 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: playing down — 0 games against higher classes, 3 in Class 5A, 5 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: down 4 spots to No. 11 (from No. 7). MFPI rating: decreased 1.9 points to 88.9. Largest component changes since Week 8: opponent-adjusted performance −0.8 pts; record −0.5 pts; points allowed −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

6-2 · 8 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28Amory High SchoolNo. 62AwayW48–144A
Sep 4Houston High SchoolNo. 48HomeW27–124A
Sep 18Corinth High SchoolNo. 35AwayW17–144A
Sep 25New Albany High SchoolNo. 51HomeW35–74A
Oct 1Shannon High SchoolNo. 19AwayL35–384A
Oct 9West Point High SchoolNo. 54HomeW23–65A
Oct 15Caledonia High SchoolNo. 86HomeW41–65A
Oct 23New Hope High SchoolNo. 20AwayL28–355A

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 Pontotoc High School rates 88.9

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 88.9 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance94.235% weight · 33.0 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule90.620% weight · 18.1 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)90.610% weight · 9.1 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)89.710% weight · 9.0 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored71.48% weight · 5.7 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed83.98% weight · 6.7 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record76.65% weight · 3.8 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form88.44% weight · 3.5 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 10 · aheadBrookhaven High School7-0 · MFPI 89.0No. 12 · behindMeridian High School5-3 · MFPI 88.4

Others in Class 5A

Brookhaven High SchoolNew Hope High SchoolCleveland Central High SchoolLafayette High SchoolLaurel High SchoolWayne County High SchoolWest Point High SchoolNatchez High SchoolLeake Central High SchoolVicksburg High SchoolEast Central High SchoolSouth Jones High SchoolLanier High SchoolCaledonia High School

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