Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 5A, Region 4 · Week 9, 2026

Wayne County High School

Wayne County High School is No. 53 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 7 of 25 in Class 5A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 4-4 in 8 verified games.

  • State ranking: up 8 spots to No. 53 (from No. 61).
  • Class 5A ranking: up 2 spots to No. 7 (from No. 9).
  • MFPI rating: increased 3.1 points to 70.6. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Wayne County High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 35–14 win over East Central High School on Oct 23 (home), an opponent currently No. 80 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

W 35–14 vs. East Central High School (Oct 23); W 41–0 at Vancleave High School (Oct 16); W 47–28 vs. Stone High School (Oct 8). Recent-form percentile: 87.9.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 65.2 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: playing up — 5 games against higher classes, 3 in Class 5A, 0 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: up 8 spots to No. 53 (from No. 61). MFPI rating: increased 3.1 points to 70.6. Largest component changes since Week 8: opponent-adjusted performance +1.1 pts; media strength of schedule +0.5 pts; points allowed +0.5 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 28Pearl River Central High SchoolNo. 45HomeL27–286A
Sep 4Forest Hill High SchoolNo. 162AwayW44–06A
Sep 11Northwest Rankin High SchoolNo. 34AwayL6–317A
Sep 18George County High SchoolNo. 97HomeL29–316A
Sep 25West Jones High SchoolNo. 42AwayL35–426A
Oct 8Stone High SchoolNo. 95HomeW47–285A
Oct 16Vancleave High SchoolNo. 151AwayW41–05A
Oct 23East Central High SchoolNo. 80HomeW35–145A

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 Wayne County High School rates 70.6

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 70.6 rating points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance76.335% weight · 26.7 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule65.220% weight · 13.0 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)67.910% weight · 6.8 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)65.210% weight · 6.5 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored77.08% weight · 6.2 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed65.88% weight · 5.3 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record51.65% weight · 2.6 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form87.94% weight · 3.5 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 52 · aheadWest Harrison High School4-5 · MFPI 71.1No. 54 · behindWest Point High School1-7 · MFPI 70.6

Others in Class 5A

Brookhaven High SchoolPontotoc High SchoolNew Hope High SchoolCleveland Central High SchoolLafayette High SchoolLaurel High SchoolWest Point High SchoolNatchez High SchoolLeake Central High SchoolVicksburg High SchoolEast Central High SchoolSouth Jones High SchoolLanier High SchoolCaledonia High School

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