Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 3A, Region 5 · Week 9, 2026

Southeast Lauderdale High School

Southeast Lauderdale High School is No. 137 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 17 of 39 in Class 3A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 7-2 in 9 verified games.

  • State ranking: down 4 spots to No. 137 (from No. 133).
  • Class 3A ranking: down 1 spot to No. 17 (from No. 16).
  • MFPI rating: decreased 2.0 points to 40.5. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Southeast Lauderdale High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 36–35 win over Clarkdale High School on Sep 25 (home), an opponent currently No. 125 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

W 25–22 vs. Quitman High School (Oct 23); W 37–20 vs. Union High School (Oct 16); W 48–12 at St. Andrew’S (Oct 9). Recent-form percentile: 48.7.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 18.3 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: playing down — 1 game against higher classes, 4 in Class 3A, 4 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: down 4 spots to No. 137 (from No. 133). MFPI rating: decreased 2.0 points to 40.5. Largest component changes since Week 8: opponent-adjusted performance −1.1 pts; mfpi strength of schedule −0.6 pts; record +0.3 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

7-2 · 9 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28Noxapater Attendance CenterNo. 166HomeW7–01A
Sep 4Enterprise (Clarke)No. 100AwayL13–272A
Sep 11Northeast Lauderdale High SchoolNo. 185AwayW21–144A
Sep 18Newton High SchoolNo. 196HomeW36–142A
Sep 25Clarkdale High SchoolNo. 125HomeW36–352A
Oct 2Pisgah High SchoolNo. 170AwayL14–213A
Oct 9St. Andrew’SNo. 212AwayW48–123A
Oct 16Union High SchoolNo. 146HomeW37–203A
Oct 23Quitman High SchoolNo. 157HomeW25–223A

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 Southeast Lauderdale High School rates 40.5

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 40.5 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance41.135% weight · 14.4 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule18.320% weight · 3.7 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)39.310% weight · 3.9 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)19.610% weight · 2.0 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored52.78% weight · 4.2 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed77.78% weight · 6.2 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record83.95% weight · 4.2 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form48.74% weight · 1.9 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 136 · aheadLawrence County High School0-9 · MFPI 40.7No. 138 · behindSt. Stanislaus3-6 · MFPI 40.4

Others in Class 3A

Noxubee County High SchoolWinona Secondary SchoolSeminary High SchoolChoctaw County High SchoolRaleigh High SchoolPresbyterian Christian SchoolMagee High SchoolBooneville High SchoolThomas E. EdwardsHazlehurst High SchoolFranklin High SchoolAberdeen High SchoolJefferson Davis County High SchoolKossuth High School

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