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Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 7A, Region 2 · Week 3, 2026

Starkville High School

Starkville High School is No. 3 of 225 ranked teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 3 of 25 in Class 7A, at 3-0 through 3 games. Its rating is 92.3, unchanged from last week.

Starkville High School averages 35.0 points scored and 15.7 allowed (+19.3 per game). Its best result is a 17–15 win over Oak Grove High School (No. 5). The schedule so far is playing down, with 0 games up in class, 2 against its own class and 1 down.

2026 season

Schedule & results

3–0 · 3 completed games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 29Oak Grove High SchoolNo. 5AwayW17–157A
Sep 5West Point High SchoolNo. 99HomeW46–85A
Sep 12Meridian High SchoolNo. 21HomeW42–247A

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

Why Starkville High School rates 92.3

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. The contribution column is how many of the 92.3 points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance97.835% weight · 34.2 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule86.020% weight · 17.2 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank99.110% weight · 9.9 ptsStatewide ordinal rank from the media feed, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule96.910% weight · 9.7 ptsPublished schedule-strength value from the media feed.
Points scored82.98% weight · 6.6 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed78.28% weight · 6.3 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record90.35% weight · 4.5 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form96.84% weight · 3.9 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 2 · aheadDiberville Senior High Sch3-0 · MFPI 92.6No. 4 · behindWarren Central High School3-0 · MFPI 89.3

Others in Class 7A

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

Rankings generated September 15, 2026 · Formula MFPI-3.2