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Region 4-3A

Five schools, five region weeks, four playoff spots.

This Friday, Oct. 92 region games this week.

Every team in Region 4-3A 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.

Aberdeen by2294%win chance
6%94%
Noxubee County by1179%win chance
21%79%

Standings

Region games only

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

TeamRegionOverallPts ± (capped)
14Winona2–07–0+24
Choctaw County2–03–4+24
13Noxubee County0–15–2−12
Nettleton0–10–6−12
Aberdeen0–23–4−24

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.

1Winona3.8proj. wins
2Noxubee County2.8proj. wins
3Choctaw County2.4proj. wins
4Aberdeen1.0proj. wins
The playoff cut
5Nettleton0.1proj. wins
The playoff cut
1.0region wins at the cut

The 4th projected seed sits at 1.0 region wins. Each team's outlook below shows where it stands against that cut and what comes next.

Team by team

Record7–02–0 in region
PCPI+271st of 39 in 3A
Proj. region wins3.8of 2
Nextat Choctaw County · Week 9Winona by 10 · 77% win chance

Winona is 2–0 in Region 4-3A and 7–0 overall. The ratings project 3.8 region wins and give it better than a 99% chance at the playoffs. Next is at Choctaw County in Week 9, where the model has Winona by 10, with a 77% chance to win. Then against Nettleton at home in Week 10.

Record5–20–1 in region
PCPI+244th of 39 in 3A
Proj. region wins2.8of 3
Nextvs Choctaw County · Week 8Noxubee County by 11 · 79% win chance

Noxubee County is 0–1 in Region 4-3A and 5–2 overall. The ratings project 2.8 region wins and give it better than a 99% chance at the playoffs. Next is against Choctaw County at home in Week 8, where the model has Noxubee County by 11, with a 79% chance to win. Then at Nettleton in Week 9.

Record3–42–0 in region
PCPI+157th of 39 in 3A
Proj. region wins2.4of 2
Nextat Noxubee County · Week 8Noxubee County by 11 · 21% win chance

Choctaw County is 2–0 in Region 4-3A and 3–4 overall. The ratings project 2.4 region wins and give it better than a 99% chance at the playoffs. Next is at Noxubee County in Week 8, where the model has Noxubee County by 11, with a 79% chance to win. Then against Winona at home in Week 9.

Record3–40–2 in region
PCPI−416th of 39 in 3A
Proj. region wins1.0of 2
Playoff chance95%
Nextvs Nettleton · Week 8Aberdeen by 22 · 94% win chance

Aberdeen is 0–2 in Region 4-3A and 3–4 overall. The ratings project 1.0 region wins and give it a 95% chance at the playoffs. Next is against Nettleton at home in Week 8, where the model has Aberdeen by 22, with a 94% chance to win. Then at Noxubee County in Week 10.

Record0–60–1 in region
PCPI−2433rd of 39 in 3A
Proj. region wins0.1of 3
Playoff chance5%
Nextat Aberdeen · Week 8Aberdeen by 22 · 6% win chance

Nettleton is 0–1 in Region 4-3A, with ground to make up. The ratings project 0.1 region wins, 0.9 short of the 4th projected seed, and give it a 5% chance at the playoffs. The path starts at Aberdeen in Week 8, where the model has Aberdeen by 22, with a 94% chance to win. Then against Noxubee County at home in Week 9.

Region play, week by week

Projected on today's ratings, which move weekly
Week 8
Nettleton at AberdeenAberdeen by 22 · 94%
Choctaw County at Noxubee CountyNoxubee County by 11 · 79%
Week 9
Winona at Choctaw CountyWinona by 10 · 77%
Noxubee County at NettletonNoxubee County by 47 · 99%
Week 10
Aberdeen at Noxubee CountyNoxubee County by 30 · 99%
Nettleton at WinonaWinona by 52 · 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.

Choctaw County 41, Aberdeen 6 Choctaw County by 18+17
Winona 42, Noxubee County 20Upset Noxubee County by 4+26
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.