Six Frontier football schools remain in NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 first regular-season poll

September 15, 2025

September 15, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Six Frontier Conference schools remained on the first edition of 2025 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 regular-season poll, announced by the national office Monday afternoon. 

Montana Tech moved up four spots to No. 7 with 351 points, while Montana Western fell four spots to No. 9 with 322 points.  Both MT and UMW are ranked inside the NAIA’s Top 10 rankings in the first edition.

The Orediggers kicked off their season with a 3-0 record, including a pair of victories over NAIA’s Top 25 teams.  MT beat then-No. 5 Montana Western on Aug. 28, followed by wins over No. 25 Carroll (Mont.) and Rocky Mountain (Mont.).  The Orediggers has another Top 25 test Saturday, visiting at current No. 24 ranked Southern Oregon.

The Bulldogs (1-1 overall record) are coming off from a bye week to meet Rocky Mountain on Saturday, two weeks after beating Montana State-Northern 52-0.  That win was a rebound for UMW, after the Bulldogs fell 38-27 to now No. 7 Montana Tech.

Dickinson State (N.D.) (2-0 overall record) rose two spots from No. 13 to No. 11 with 274 points.  The Blue Hawks defeated Valley City State (N.D.) 30-15 in the season home opener on Aug. 28.  DiSU also earned their first road victory at MSU-Northern 33-16 on Sept. 13.  Dickinson State returns home Saturday to take No. 25 Carroll in the NAIA’s Top 25 battle.

Southern Oregon (1-1) overall record fell two spots from No. 22 to No. 24 with 98 points, despite a setback to NCAA Division II Western Oregon 27-7.   

Carroll (Mont.) remained at No. 25 with 1-1 overall record with 80 points, followed by College of Idaho at No. 26 in the receiving votes section with 77 points with an overall record of 2-0. 

The Frontier Conference football resumes action on Saturday with cross-over contests (East Division vs. West Division).


 
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Week #1 - Sept. 15 #7 #9 #11 #24 #25 RV
Week #0 - Aug. 25 #11 #5 #13 #22 #25 RV
 

Poll Methodology
  • The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
  • A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
  • The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:
    • 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
  • The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
  • Teams receiving only one point are not listed as “receiving votes.”
  • For the Preseason Poll, there is no "previous ranking" column since it is the initial poll and differs from the prior rating system. 


 

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