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Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 7A, Region 1 · Week 3, 2026

Tupelo High School

Tupelo High School is No. 1 of 225 ranked teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 1 of 25 in Class 7A, at 3-0 through 3 games. Its rating is 93.1, unchanged from last week.

Tupelo High School averages 43.0 points scored and 11.3 allowed (+31.7 per game). Its best result is a 38–14 win over Brandon High School (No. 13). The schedule so far is playing down, with 0 games up in class, 1 against its own class and 1 down.

2026 season

Schedule & results

3–0 · 3 completed games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 29Brandon High SchoolNo. 13HomeW38–147A
Sep 4Christ Presbyterian AcademyHomeW49–7Non-MHSAA
Sep 12Houston High SchoolNo. 81AwayW42–134A

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

Why Tupelo High School rates 93.1

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. The contribution column is how many of the 93.1 points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance100.035% weight · 35.0 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule76.120% weight · 15.2 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank100.010% weight · 10.0 ptsStatewide ordinal rank from the media feed, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule95.110% weight · 9.5 ptsPublished schedule-strength value from the media feed.
Points scored96.88% weight · 7.7 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed89.28% weight · 7.1 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record90.35% weight · 4.5 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form99.54% weight · 4.0 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 2 · behindDiberville Senior High Sch3-0 · MFPI 92.6

Others in Class 7A

Diberville Senior High SchStarkville High SchoolOak 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