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Region 3-1A

Four schools, three region weeks, and all four make the playoffs.

This Friday, Oct. 9No region games this week.

Every team in Region 3-1A side by side: the standings, the projected seeds, each team's outlook and every region game, with ratings from the Press Coverage Power Index (PCPI).

This week · Week 8

Week 8

Both region games this week, with the model's projection and how often a margin like that goes the favorite's way.

OkolonaatCalhoun City
Calhoun City by1991%win chance
9%91%
West LowndesatVardaman
Vardaman by1281%win chance
19%81%

Standings

Region games only

Nobody has played a region game yet. The table fills in from the region opener, Week 8.

TeamRegionOverallPts ± (capped)
Calhoun City0–03–3
Okolona0–03–3
Vardaman0–00–5
West Lowndes0–00–5

If teams finish tied · MHSAA Handbook 2026-27, Rule 7.20.1

  1. Head-to-head among the tied teams (their combined records if three or more are tied).
  2. How the tied teams did against the highest-seeded teams.
  3. Point differential in the region games among the tied teams, capped at 12 a game. A forfeit counts the full 12.
  4. Point differential in region games against the highest-seeded teams.
  5. Fewest points allowed in all region games (no cap).
  6. A coin flip.

Because of the 12-point cap, a 56–0 win counts the same as 12–0. When a tie turns on margin, this page says "depends on the margin" rather than guess.

Projected seeds

All four qualify

Projected region wins, ratings after Week 7. A projection, not a prediction of the standings.

1Calhoun City2.9proj. wins
2Okolona1.9proj. wins
3Vardaman1.0proj. wins
4West Lowndes0.2proj. wins
The playoff cut

Every team in Region 3-1A makes the playoffs. The projected seeds above show where each one lands.

Team by team

Record3–30–0 in region
PCPI+54th of 34 in 1A
Proj. region wins2.9of 3
Nextvs Okolona · Week 8Calhoun City by 19 · 91% win chance

Calhoun City starts region play against Okolona at home in Week 8. It's 3–3 overall and rated 4th of 34 in Class 1A after Week 7. The model has Calhoun City by 19, with a 91% chance to win. Every team in the region makes the playoffs, so the region games decide the seeding, and the ratings project Calhoun City for 2.9 region wins. After that, it's against Vardaman at home in Week 9.

Record3–30–0 in region
PCPI−1113th of 34 in 1A
Proj. region wins1.9of 3
Nextat Calhoun City · Week 8Calhoun City by 19 · 9% win chance

Okolona starts region play at Calhoun City in Week 8. It's 3–3 overall and rated 13th of 34 in Class 1A after Week 7. The model has Calhoun City by 19, with a 91% chance to win. Every team in the region makes the playoffs, so the region games decide the seeding, and the ratings project Okolona for 1.9 region wins. After that, it's against West Lowndes at home in Week 9.

Record0–50–0 in region
PCPI−2727th of 34 in 1A
Proj. region wins1.0of 3
Nextvs West Lowndes · Week 8Vardaman by 12 · 81% win chance

Vardaman starts region play against West Lowndes at home in Week 8. It's 0–5 overall and rated 27th of 34 in Class 1A after Week 7. The model has Vardaman by 12, with an 81% chance to win. Every team in the region makes the playoffs, so the region games decide the seeding, and the ratings project Vardaman for 1.0 region wins. After that, it's at Calhoun City in Week 9.

Record0–50–0 in region
PCPI−3830th of 34 in 1A
Proj. region wins0.2of 3
Nextat Vardaman · Week 8Vardaman by 12 · 19% win chance

West Lowndes starts region play at Vardaman in Week 8. It's 0–5 overall and rated 30th of 34 in Class 1A after Week 7. The model has Vardaman by 12, with an 81% chance to win. Every team in the region makes the playoffs, so the region games decide the seeding, and the ratings project West Lowndes for 0.2 region wins. After that, it's at Okolona in Week 9.

Region play, week by week

Projected on today's ratings, which move weekly
Week 8
Okolona at Calhoun CityCalhoun City by 19 · 91%
West Lowndes at VardamanVardaman by 12 · 81%
Week 9
Vardaman at Calhoun CityCalhoun City by 34 · 99%
West Lowndes at OkolonaOkolona by 28 · 98%
Week 10
Okolona at VardamanOkolona by 14 · 84%
Calhoun City at West LowndesCalhoun City by 42 · 99%

Last Friday against the number

Week 7 · Thursday, Oct. 8

Each result next to what the model expected. Green beat the number, red fell short of it.

Northpoint Christian 34, Okolona 14 Northpoint Christian by 3−17
Vardaman 6, Hamilton 28 Hamilton by 18−4
Ratings after Week 7 (games through Oct. 9). They move every Saturday. Ratings are fitted on every scored Mississippi game at once. Projection = home rating − away rating + a 2-point home edge; win chance = how often a margin like it holds up.