Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 1A, Region 8 · Week 9, 2026

Richton High School

Richton High School is No. 211 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 24 of 34 in Class 1A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 3-5 in 8 verified games.

  • State ranking: up 3 spots to No. 211 (from No. 214).
  • Class 1A ranking: up 1 spot to No. 24 (from No. 25).
  • MFPI rating: increased 0.7 points to 13.0. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Richton High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 17–12 win over Taylorsville Attendance Center on Oct 23 (home), an opponent currently No. 204 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

W 17–12 vs. Taylorsville Attendance Center (Oct 23); L 7–36 vs. Stringer Attendance Center (Oct 16); L 20–40 at Lumberton High School (Oct 8). Recent-form percentile: 8.9.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 2.2 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: playing up — 2 games against higher classes, 6 in Class 1A, 0 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: up 3 spots to No. 211 (from No. 214). MFPI rating: increased 0.7 points to 13.0. Largest component changes since Week 8: points allowed +0.7 pts; record +0.5 pts; mfpi strength of schedule −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

3-5 · 8 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28West Lincoln SchoolNo. 224HomeW25–01A
Sep 4Amite County High SchoolNo. 118AwayL0–282A
Sep 11Salem Attendance CenterNo. 218HomeL15–221A
Sep 18St. PatrickNo. 207HomeW27–203A
Oct 2ResurrectionNo. 220AwayL6–141A
Oct 8Lumberton High SchoolNo. 158AwayL20–401A
Oct 16Stringer Attendance CenterNo. 142HomeL7–361A
Oct 23Taylorsville Attendance CenterNo. 204HomeW17–121A

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 Richton High School rates 13.0

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 13.0 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance7.135% weight · 2.5 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule2.220% weight · 0.4 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)10.310% weight · 1.0 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)2.210% weight · 0.2 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored15.88% weight · 1.3 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed68.38% weight · 5.5 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record34.65% weight · 1.7 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form8.94% weight · 0.4 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 210 · aheadStrayhorn High School1-8 · MFPI 13.6No. 212 · behindSt. Andrew’S3-6 · MFPI 12.5

Others in Class 1A

Leflore County High SchoolSimmons High SchoolTupelo ChristianCalhoun City High SchoolNanih Waiya Attendance CenterStringer Attendance CenterSouth Delta High SchoolEthel Attendance CenterLumberton High SchoolNoxapater Attendance CenterOkolona High SchoolSebastopol Attendance CenterWest Tallahatchie High SchoolPotts Camp High School (5-12)

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