Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 5A, Region 4 · Week 9, 2026

Stone High School

Stone High School is No. 95 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 18 of 25 in Class 5A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 4-4 in 8 verified games.

  • State ranking: up 11 spots to No. 95 (from No. 106).
  • Class 5A ranking: down 1 spot to No. 18 (from No. 17).
  • MFPI rating: increased 3.7 points to 57.1. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Stone High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 50–44 win over Hancock High School on Aug 28 (home), an opponent currently No. 76 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

W 59–20 vs. Vancleave High School (Oct 23); L 14–21 at Purvis High School (Oct 16); L 28–47 at Wayne County High School (Oct 8). Recent-form percentile: 58.5.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 72.8 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: mostly same class — 3 games against higher classes, 3 in Class 5A, 2 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: up 11 spots to No. 95 (from No. 106). MFPI rating: increased 3.7 points to 57.1. Largest component changes since Week 8: opponent-adjusted performance +1.6 pts; mfpi strength of schedule −1.1 pts; recent form +1.0 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

4-4 · 8 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28Hancock High SchoolNo. 76HomeW50–446A
Sep 4Poplarville Jr Sr High SchoolNo. 15AwayL0–424A
Sep 11St. Martin High SchoolNo. 18AwayL14–457A
Sep 25George County High SchoolNo. 97HomeW34–216A
Oct 1St. StanislausNo. 138HomeW42–393A
Oct 8Wayne County High SchoolNo. 53AwayL28–475A
Oct 16Purvis High SchoolNo. 116AwayL14–215A
Oct 23Vancleave High SchoolNo. 151HomeW59–205A

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 Stone High School rates 57.1

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 57.1 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance54.035% weight · 18.9 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule72.820% weight · 14.6 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)54.510% weight · 5.4 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)73.710% weight · 7.4 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored62.18% weight · 5.0 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed12.18% weight · 1.0 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record51.65% weight · 2.6 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form58.54% weight · 2.3 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 94 · aheadRosa Fort High School5-3 · MFPI 57.4No. 96 · behindEupora High School8-1 · MFPI 57.0

Others in Class 5A

Brookhaven High SchoolPontotoc 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 School

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