Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 4A, Region 7 · Week 9, 2026

Poplarville Jr Sr High School

Poplarville Jr Sr High School is No. 15 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 2 of 39 in Class 4A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 8-0 in 8 verified games.

  • State ranking: down 2 spots to No. 15 (from No. 13).
  • Class 4A ranking: unchanged at No. 2.
  • MFPI rating: decreased 1.8 points to 87.2. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Poplarville Jr Sr High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 49–48 win over McComb High School on Oct 1 (home), an opponent currently No. 28 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

W 42–7 at Lawrence County High School (Oct 23); W 48–6 at South Pike Senior High School (Oct 16); W 49–48 vs. McComb High School (Oct 1). Recent-form percentile: 92.0.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 73.7 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: playing up — 5 games against higher classes, 3 in Class 4A, 0 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: down 2 spots to No. 15 (from No. 13). MFPI rating: decreased 1.8 points to 87.2. Largest component changes since Week 8: mfpi strength of schedule −1.1 pts; media strength of schedule −0.6 pts; points allowed +0.5 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

8-0 · 8 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28West Harrison High SchoolNo. 52AwayW40–77A
Sep 4Stone High SchoolNo. 95HomeW42–05A
Sep 11Hancock High SchoolNo. 76HomeW49–326A
Sep 18Pearl River Central High SchoolNo. 45HomeW28–216A
Sep 25Picayune Memorial High SchoolNo. 33AwayW42–156A
Oct 1McComb High SchoolNo. 28HomeW49–484A
Oct 16South Pike Senior High SchoolNo. 107AwayW48–64A
Oct 23Lawrence County High SchoolNo. 136AwayW42–74A

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 Poplarville Jr Sr High School rates 87.2

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 87.2 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance94.635% weight · 33.1 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule73.720% weight · 14.7 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)89.710% weight · 9.0 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)74.810% weight · 7.5 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored97.38% weight · 7.8 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed82.68% weight · 6.6 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record97.15% weight · 4.9 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form92.04% weight · 3.7 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 14 · aheadPetal High School8-1 · MFPI 87.3No. 16 · behindOak Grove High School6-2 · MFPI 86.9

Others in Class 4A

Louisville High SchoolShannon High SchoolKosciusko Senior High SchoolMcComb High SchoolMendenhall High SchoolCorinth High SchoolPass Christian High SchoolItawamba Agricultural High SchoolSenatobia High SchoolColumbia High SchoolHouston High SchoolNew Albany High SchoolMorton High SchoolAmory High School

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