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Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 5A, Region 4 · Week 3, 2026

Wayne County High School

Wayne County High School is No. 91 of 225 ranked teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 13 of 25 in Class 5A, at 1-2 through 3 games. Its rating is 57.9, down 49 spots from last week.

Wayne County High School averages 25.7 points scored and 19.7 allowed (+6.0 per game). Its best result is a 44–0 win over Forest Hill High School (No. 204). The schedule so far is playing up, with 3 games up in class, 0 against its own class and 0 down.

2026 season

Schedule & results

1–2 · 3 completed games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 29Pearl River Central High SchoolNo. 66HomeL27–286A
Sep 4Forest Hill High SchoolNo. 204AwayW44–06A
Sep 12Northwest Rankin High SchoolNo. 24AwayL6–317A

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

Why Wayne County High School rates 57.9

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. The contribution column is how many of the 57.9 points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance61.235% weight · 21.4 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule56.820% weight · 11.4 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank61.610% weight · 6.2 ptsStatewide ordinal rank from the media feed, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule54.910% weight · 5.5 ptsPublished schedule-strength value from the media feed.
Points scored56.18% weight · 4.5 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed64.98% weight · 5.2 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record34.05% weight · 1.7 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form53.64% weight · 2.1 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 90 · aheadHazlehurst High School1-1 · MFPI 58.1No. 92 · behindForest High School2-1 · MFPI 57.6

Others in Class 5A

Brookhaven High SchoolNatchez High SchoolLeake Central High SchoolPontotoc High SchoolLafayette High SchoolNew Hope High SchoolLanier High SchoolVicksburg High SchoolCaledonia High SchoolLaurel High SchoolVancleave High SchoolStone High SchoolSumrall High SchoolWest Point High School

Rankings generated September 15, 2026 · Formula MFPI-3.2