Salem is 1–0 in Region 7-1A. Every team in the region makes the playoffs, so the region games decide the seeding, and the ratings project Salem for 2.2 region wins. Next is at Mount Olive in Week 9, where the model has Salem by 7, with a 68% chance to win. Then against Bogue Chitto at home in Week 10.
Every team in Region 7-1A 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 8The one region game this week, with the model's projection and how often a margin like that goes the favorite's way.
Standings
Region games onlyRegion games only, in the MHSAA order: region record, then the tiebreak steps below. Still level after every step we can compute: Bogue Chitto, Mount Olive.
| Team | Region | Overall | Pts ± (capped) |
|---|---|---|---|
Salem | 1–0 | 2–4 | +12 |
Bogue Chitto | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0 |
| Mount Olive | 0–0 | 0–6 | 0 |
| West Lincoln | 0–1 | 0–7 | −12 |
If teams finish tied · MHSAA Handbook 2026-27, Rule 7.20.1
- Head-to-head among the tied teams (their combined records if three or more are tied).
- How the tied teams did against the highest-seeded teams.
- Point differential in the region games among the tied teams, capped at 12 a game. A forfeit counts the full 12.
- Point differential in region games against the highest-seeded teams.
- Fewest points allowed in all region games (no cap).
- 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 qualifyProjected region wins, ratings after Week 7. A projection, not a prediction of the standings.
Every team in Region 7-1A makes the playoffs. The projected seeds above show where each one lands.
Team by team
Bogue Chitto starts region play against Mount Olive at home in Week 8. It's 2–5 overall and rated 24th of 34 in Class 1A after Week 7. The model has Bogue Chitto by 10, with a 76% chance to win. Every team in the region makes the playoffs, so the region games decide the seeding, and the ratings project Bogue Chitto for 2.1 region wins. After that, it's at West Lincoln in Week 9.
Mount Olive starts region play at Bogue Chitto in Week 8. It's 0–6 overall and rated 29th of 34 in Class 1A after Week 7. The model has Bogue Chitto by 10, with a 76% chance to win. Every team in the region makes the playoffs, so the region games decide the seeding, and the ratings project Mount Olive for 1.4 region wins. After that, it's against Salem at home in Week 9.
West Lincoln is 0–1 in Region 7-1A. Every team in the region makes the playoffs, so the region games decide the seeding, and the ratings project West Lincoln for 0.2 region wins. Next is against Bogue Chitto at home in Week 9, where the model has Bogue Chitto by 19, with a 92% chance to win. Then at Mount Olive in Week 10.
Region play, week by week
Projected on today's ratings, which move weeklyLast Friday against the number
Week 7 · Thursday, Oct. 8Each result next to what the model expected. Green beat the number, red fell short of it.


