Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 5A, Region 4 · Week 9, 2026

Vancleave High School

Vancleave High School is No. 151 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 25 of 25 in Class 5A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 2-6 in 8 verified games.

  • State ranking: down 15 spots to No. 151 (from No. 136).
  • Class 5A ranking: down 3 spots to No. 25 (from No. 22).
  • MFPI rating: decreased 3.1 points to 38.4. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Vancleave High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 49–46 win over Richland High School on Sep 4 (home), an opponent currently No. 87 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

L 20–59 at Stone High School (Oct 23); L 0–41 vs. Wayne County High School (Oct 16); L 21–31 at Northeast Jones High School (Oct 8). Recent-form percentile: 17.4.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 62.9 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: mostly same class — 1 game against higher classes, 3 in Class 5A, 4 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: down 15 spots to No. 151 (from No. 136). MFPI rating: decreased 3.1 points to 38.4. Largest component changes since Week 8: opponent-adjusted performance −1.7 pts; mfpi strength of schedule −0.4 pts; points scored −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

2-6 · 8 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28St. Martin High SchoolNo. 18AwayL14–567A
Sep 4Richland High SchoolNo. 87HomeW49–464A
Sep 11Forrest County Agricultural Hi SchNo. 147HomeW34–284A
Sep 18Greene County High SchoolNo. 93AwayL38–474A
Sep 25Moss Point High SchoolNo. 168HomeL29–344A
Oct 8Northeast Jones High SchoolNo. 115AwayL21–315A
Oct 16Wayne County High SchoolNo. 53HomeL0–415A
Oct 23Stone High SchoolNo. 95AwayL20–595A

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 Vancleave High School rates 38.4

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 38.4 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance29.535% weight · 10.3 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule62.920% weight · 12.6 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)31.710% weight · 3.2 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)64.110% weight · 6.4 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored50.48% weight · 4.0 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed1.38% weight · 0.1 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record20.85% weight · 1.0 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form17.44% weight · 0.7 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 150 · aheadSouth Delta High School6-3 · MFPI 38.5No. 152 · behindJefferson Co High2-6 · MFPI 38.0

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