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Carroll Women, Providence Men Picked to Win Titles in 2020-2021 Basketball Coaches' Poll

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WHITEFISH, Mont., Oct. 12, 2020 – In a preseason poll of Frontier Conference women’s basketball coaches, defending regular season conference champion Carroll College is picked to win the 2020-2021 league title.

Defending playoff champion University of Providence is picked to finish second. MSU-Northern and Rocky Mountain College tied for third. Montana Western is picked fifth followed by Montana Tech. 

In the women’s poll, there were two ballots that gave both Carroll and Providence a first place vote. The points for first and second were added together and divided by two with each school receiving half of the total.

Ihe narrowest of margins, the league’s men’s coaches selected the University of Providence to win the 2020-2021 title with Carroll College picked to finish second. Providence received four first-places with Carroll receiving the remaining two. 

Montana Tech is picked third followed by MSU-Northern, Rocky Mountain College and Montana Western.

Votes were five points for first, four points for second, three points for third, two points for fourth and one point for fifth. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team.

Results below:

Men Points Women Points
University of Providence (4) 23 Carroll College (3) 24
Carroll College (2) 22 University of Providence (1) 22
Montana Tech 17 MSU-Northern 14
MSU-Northern 14 Rocky Mountain College 14
Rocky Mountain College 9 Montana Western 10
Montana Western 5 Montana Tech 6