Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 3A, Region 5 · Week 9, 2026

Union High School

Union High School is No. 146 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 20 of 39 in Class 3A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 4-5 in 9 verified games.

  • State ranking: up 12 spots to No. 146 (from No. 158).
  • Class 3A ranking: up 3 spots to No. 20 (from No. 23).
  • MFPI rating: increased 3.1 points to 39.3. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Union High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 35–12 win over Lake High School on Sep 25 (home), an opponent currently No. 131 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

W 48–6 at St. Andrew’S (Oct 23); L 20–37 at Southeast Lauderdale High School (Oct 16); L 0–17 at Clarkdale High School (Oct 9). Recent-form percentile: 37.5.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 37.1 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: playing down — 1 game against higher classes, 3 in Class 3A, 5 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: up 12 spots to No. 146 (from No. 158). MFPI rating: increased 3.1 points to 39.3. Largest component changes since Week 8: opponent-adjusted performance +1.9 pts; mfpi strength of schedule −1.2 pts; points scored +0.9 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

4-5 · 9 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28Philadelphia High SchoolNo. 190AwayW27–262A
Sep 4Scott Central Attendance CenterNo. 83HomeL19–342A
Sep 11Enterprise (Clarke)No. 100HomeL14–192A
Sep 18West Lauderdale High SchoolNo. 103AwayL6–354A
Sep 25Lake High SchoolNo. 131HomeW35–122A
Oct 2Quitman High SchoolNo. 157HomeW22–123A
Oct 9Clarkdale High SchoolNo. 125AwayL0–172A
Oct 16Southeast Lauderdale High SchoolNo. 137AwayL20–373A
Oct 23St. Andrew’SNo. 212AwayW48–63A

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 Union High School rates 39.3

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 39.3 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance35.735% weight · 12.5 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule37.120% weight · 7.4 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)42.410% weight · 4.2 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)34.410% weight · 3.4 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored37.18% weight · 3.0 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed63.48% weight · 5.1 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record43.55% weight · 2.2 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form37.54% weight · 1.5 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 145 · aheadNorth Pontotoc High School4-4 · MFPI 39.4No. 147 · behindForrest County Agricultural Hi Sch3-5 · MFPI 39.1

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