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MHSAA · after Week 6

Class 1A

Eight regions, 32 playoff teams; the final Sat., Dec. 5, noon, Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville

The title race

After Week 6 · projections

The three teams in each half most likely to reach the 1A final, from 10,000 simulated seasons on today's ratings. A projection, not a prediction.

NorthRegions 1–4
  1. Leflore CountyRegion 4 75%to win its half · title 42%
  2. Tupelo ChristianRegion 1 16%to win its half · title 6%
  3. Calhoun CityRegion 3 8%to win its half · title 2%
SouthRegions 5–8
  1. SimmonsRegion 6 76%to win its half · title 45%
  2. South DeltaRegion 6 8%to win its half · title 2%
  3. StringerRegion 8 7%to win its half · title 1%
Likeliest finalLeflore County vs Simmons57% · Sat., Dec. 5, noon · Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville

Round 1, if it started today

From each region's projected seeds

Each region's top four, seeded by projected region wins, placed in MHSAA's 2026 bracket. The higher seed hosts in Round 1.

North

Tupelo Christian by 47 · >99% · at Tupelo Christian
R2 #3Ashland
West Tallahatchie by 28 · 98% · at West Tallahatchie
R3 WinnerCalhoun City
Shown as a bye: the opposing region has no fourth team this season.
R2 #2Falkner
French Camp by 9 · 75% · at Falkner
R2 WinnerPotts Camp
Potts Camp by 4 · 63% · at Potts Camp
R3 #2Okolona
Okolona by 13 · 84% · at Okolona
Leflore County by 61 · >99% · at Leflore County
Smithville by 10 · 78% · at Smithville

South

R5 WinnerNanih Waiya
Nanih Waiya by 45 · >99% · at Nanih Waiya
R6 #3Shaw
Lumberton by 12 · 83% · at Lumberton
R7 WinnerBogue Chitto
Sebastopol by 6 · 69% · at Bogue Chitto
South Delta by 17 · 90% · at South Delta
R6 WinnerSimmons
Simmons by 46 · >99% · at Simmons
R7 #2Salem
Noxapater by 14 · 86% · at Salem
R8 WinnerStringer
Stringer by 28 · 98% · at Stringer
R5 #2Ethel
Ethel by 28 · 98% · at Ethel

Then Round 2, Round 3 and North/South and the final, Sat., Dec. 5, noon, Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville.

Every team's road

Chance to reach each round

How often each team got that far in the simulated seasons. Title is the chance to win it all.

TeamPlayoffsInRound 2R2Round 3R3North/SouthN/SFinalFinalTitleTitle
North
Leflore CountyRegion 4>99%>99%98%94%75%42%
Tupelo ChristianRegion 1>99%>99%95%58%16%6%
Calhoun CityRegion 3>99%>99%96%42%8%2%
OkolonaRegion 3>99%84%58%4%<1%<1%
French CampRegion 4>99%73%7%<1%<1%<1%
West TallahatchieRegion 4>99%80%9%1%<1%<1%
AshlandRegion 2>99%2%<1%<1%<1%<1%
BiggersvilleRegion 1>99%41%6%<1%<1%<1%
CoffeevilleRegion 4>99%63%6%<1%<1%<1%
FalknerRegion 2>99%24%1%<1%<1%<1%
H. W. ByersRegion 2>99%1%<1%<1%<1%<1%
Potts CampRegion 2>99%57%17%<1%<1%<1%
SmithvilleRegion 1>99%54%6%<1%<1%<1%
VardamanRegion 3>99%20%1%<1%<1%<1%
West LowndesRegion 3>99%2%<1%<1%<1%<1%
South
SimmonsRegion 6>99%99%97%85%76%45%
South DeltaRegion 6>99%91%80%47%8%2%
Nanih WaiyaRegion 599%99%68%32%7%1%
StringerRegion 8>99%97%69%19%7%1%
EthelRegion 596%91%31%8%1%<1%
LumbertonRegion 896%53%18%3%<1%<1%
NoxapaterRegion 593%83%16%3%<1%<1%
SebastopolRegion 563%49%6%1%<1%<1%
McAdamsRegion 548%36%3%1%<1%<1%
TaylorsvilleRegion 890%30%7%2%<1%<1%
Bogue ChittoRegion 7>99%26%2%<1%<1%<1%
Mount OliveRegion 7>99%4%<1%<1%<1%<1%
SalemRegion 7>99%12%<1%<1%<1%<1%
West LincolnRegion 7>99%<1%<1%<1%<1%<1%
West BolivarRegion 6>99%9%1%<1%<1%<1%
ShawRegion 696%14%1%<1%<1%<1%
ResurrectionRegion 886%3%<1%<1%<1%<1%
RichtonRegion 828%5%1%<1%<1%<1%
RiversideRegion 64%<1%<1%<1%<1%<1%

The regions

Top 4 in each make the playoffs

Each region ordered by projected region wins, the same order as its region page.

Region 1
2Smithville0–00.6
3Biggersville0–00.4
Region 2
1Potts Camp0–02.6
2Falkner0–01.9
3Ashland0–00.8
4H. W. Byers0–00.6
Region 3
1Calhoun City0–02.9
2Okolona0–02.0
3Vardaman0–00.9
4West Lowndes0–00.2
Region 4
3French Camp0–01.0
4Coffeeville0–00.8
Region 5
1Nanih Waiya0–03.3
2Ethel1–02.5
3Noxapater1–02.2
4Sebastopol0–11.1
The playoff cut
5McAdams0–10.9
Region 6
1Simmons0–03.9
2South Delta1–03.1
3Shaw0–11.5
4West Bolivar1–01.5
The playoff cut
5Riverside0–10.1
Region 7
1Bogue Chitto0–02.4
2Salem0–01.9
3Mount Olive0–01.3
4West Lincoln0–00.4
Region 8
1Stringer1–03.7
2Lumberton0–02.4
3Taylorsville0–11.9
4Resurrection1–01.3
The playoff cut
5Richton0–10.7

North is Regions 1–4 and South is Regions 5–8, the two halves of MHSAA's bracket.

Bracket: MHSAA's 2026 Class 5A-7A and 1A-4A bracket templates. Hosts: MHSAA's 2026-27 football playoff home team instructions; the final is at a neutral site. North and South champions: Rule 7.21.5.

Ratings after Week 6. They're rebuilt after each week's games and set Monday night; the projections move with them.