Mississippi high school boys basketball computer rankings (1/10/2024)

Jackson Academy nabs the top spot in the statewide rankings this week

For the second week in a row, the Pascagoula Panthers are the top-ranked public school in the SBLive Mississippi boys basketball statewide computer rankings.

The Panthers (17-1) beat Williamson (Ala.) 70-53 and West Harrison 67-38 in the last week.

Jackson Academy (20-1) is the top-ranked team overall. Since last week, the MAIS 6A Raiders clinched the championship in the Jackson Prep New Year’s Hoops Bash, then beat Starkville Academy 63-40 and Hatfield Academy 67-54.

Meridian (12-6) nabbed the top spot in the MHSAA Class 7A Rankings, buoyed by an impressive eight wins over Top 100-ranked teams and three-straight wins over Pearl, D’Iberville and Petal to start the month of January.

Hattiesburg (18-1) was one of the biggest movers this week, advancing from No. 7 to No. 3 in the overall state rankings after the Tigers ran their win streak to 13 games with wins over Hancock and Terry.

SBLive’s computer rankings formula was created using its own linear algebra-based ranking algorithm inspired by the Colley Bias-Free Ranking Method. Colley’s Method was created by Wes Coley, Ph.D., an astrophysicist at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He devised his algorithm in order to help address the subjectivity and controversy regarding BCS college football selections in the 1990s and early 2000s, using a method that used no subjective variables.

FAQ: SBLive High School Basketball Computer Rankings

Here are SBLive’s latest Mississippi boys basketball computer rankings:

CLASS 7A RANKINGS

CLASS 6A RANKINGS

CLASS 5A RANKINGS

CLASS 4A RANKINGS

CLASS 3A RANKINGS

CLASS 2A RANKINGS

CLASS 1A RANKINGS

MAIS REGION 6A RANKINGS