Columbia (MS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: James Harvey League: 3A Region 8 (moving from 4A Region 7) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #28 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -8.6 2016 National Rank: #9412 2016 State Rank: #192 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3 2017 Starting Power Rating: -5.8 2017 National Rank: #8756 2017 State Rank: #176 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 6.2 Dynasty National Rank: #6196 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12 Dynasty Record: 63-89 (39-37 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 1-8 2016 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th) 2016 Points For Average: 21.4 2016 Points Against Average: 36.6 2016 Differential: -15.2 2016 Wins: #11334 East Marion (Columbia) (41-14) 2016 Losses: #899 Poplarville (44-14), #2861 Purvis (44-0), #4070 West Marion (Foxworth) (38-21), #4517 McComb (63-42), #5823 North Pike (Summit) (26-7), #6181 Greene County (Leakesville) (35-13), #6863 Forrest County Agricultural (Brooklyn) (30-27), #8726 Sumrall (35-28) 2016 Opponents W-L: 54-52 Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A Region 7), 2008 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 Richton, 8/25 vs East Marion (Columbia), 9/1 vs North Forrest (Hattiesburg), 9/8 Perry Central (New Augusta), 9/15 Taylorsville, 9/29 Wesson, 10/6 vs Tylertown, 10/13 Davis County [Jefferson] (Bassfield), 10/19 West Marion (Foxworth), 10/27 Seminary Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Seminary (25.3), Tylertown (24.7), Perry Central (New Augusta) (12.2) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Richton (-22.6), East Marion (Columbia) (-19), Taylorsville (-17.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #155 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7356 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.