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Region 3-2A

Five schools, five region weeks, four playoff spots.

This Friday, Oct. 92 region games this week.

Every team in Region 3-2A 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.

Charleston by2697%win chance
3%97%
Northside by3399%win chance
99%1%

Standings

Region games only

Region games only, in the MHSAA order: region record, then the tiebreak steps below.

TeamRegionOverallPts ± (capped)
Northside2–05–1+24
Charleston1–04–3+12
Leland1–11–5−2
J Z George0–13–4−12
Palmer0–20–7−22

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

Four of five qualify

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

1Northside3.7proj. wins
2Charleston3.3proj. wins
3J Z George1.6proj. wins
4Leland1.3proj. wins
The playoff cut
5Palmer0.2proj. wins
The playoff cut
1.3region wins at the cut

The 4th projected seed sits at 1.3 region wins. Each team's outlook below shows where it stands against that cut and what comes next.

Team by team

Record5–12–0 in region
PCPI+118th of 39 in 2A
Proj. region wins3.7of 2
Nextat Leland · Week 8Northside by 33 · 99% win chance

Northside is 2–0 in Region 3-2A and 5–1 overall. The ratings project 3.7 region wins and give it better than a 99% chance at the playoffs. Next is at Leland in Week 8, where the model has Northside by 33, with a 99% chance to win. Then against Charleston at home in Week 9.

Record4–31–0 in region
PCPI+712th of 39 in 2A
Proj. region wins3.3of 3
Nextvs J Z George · Week 8Charleston by 26 · 97% win chance

Charleston is 1–0 in Region 3-2A and 4–3 overall. The ratings project 3.3 region wins and give it better than a 99% chance at the playoffs. Next is against J Z George at home in Week 8, where the model has Charleston by 26, with a 97% chance to win. Then at Northside in Week 9.

Record3–40–1 in region
PCPI−1834th of 39 in 2A
Proj. region wins1.6of 3
Playoff chance93%
Nextat Charleston · Week 8Charleston by 26 · 3% win chance

J Z George is 0–1 in Region 3-2A and 3–4 overall. The ratings project 1.6 region wins and give it a 93% chance at the playoffs. Next is at Charleston in Week 8, where the model has Charleston by 26, with a 97% chance to win. Then against Palmer at home in Week 9.

Record1–51–1 in region
PCPI−2436th of 39 in 2A
Proj. region wins1.3of 2
Playoff chance98%
Nextvs Northside · Week 8Northside by 33 · 1% win chance

Leland is 1–1 in Region 3-2A and 1–5 overall. The ratings project 1.3 region wins and give it a 98% chance at the playoffs. Next is against Northside at home in Week 8, where the model has Northside by 33, with a 99% chance to win. Then at J Z George in Week 10.

Record0–70–2 in region
PCPI−2938th of 39 in 2A
Proj. region wins0.2of 2
Playoff chance9%
Nextat J Z George · Week 9J Z George by 13 · 17% win chance

Palmer is 0–2 in Region 3-2A, with ground to make up. The ratings project 0.2 region wins, 1.1 short of the 4th projected seed, and give it a 9% chance at the playoffs. The path starts at J Z George in Week 9, where the model has J Z George by 13, with an 83% chance to win. Then against Charleston at home in Week 10.

Region play, week by week

Projected on today's ratings, which move weekly
Week 8
J Z George at CharlestonCharleston by 26 · 97%
Northside at LelandNorthside by 33 · 99%
Week 9
Palmer at J Z GeorgeJ Z George by 13 · 83%
Charleston at NorthsideNorthside by 6 · 66%
Week 10
Leland at J Z GeorgeJ Z George by 8 · 71%
Charleston at PalmerCharleston by 34 · 99%

Last Friday against the number

Week 7 · Friday, Oct. 9

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

Charleston 50, Leland 0 Charleston by 31+4
J Z George 12, Eupora 48 Eupora by 27−8
Palmer 6, Northside 42 Northside by 41+6
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.