Five Frontier schools ranked inside NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 national poll

September 22, 2025

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Five Frontier Conference schools were ranked inside the 2025 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 national poll, the second regular season poll was announced by the national office Monday.

Carroll (Mont.) highlighted the national poll with the biggest jump with seven spots from No. 25 to No. 18 after their 35-7 road victory at then No. 11 Dickinson State (N.D.) on Sept. 20.  The Fighting Saints improved to 2-1 overall record with 170 points.

Montana Tech moved one spot from No. 7 to No. 6 in the latest poll, remaining undefeated with a 4-0 overall record after their 37-14 road victory at then No. 24 Southern Oregon.  The Orediggers tallied 364 points, trailing just two points behind No. 5 ranked Indiana Wesleyan. 

Montana Western remained at No. 9 with an overall record of 2-1 with 333 points.  The Bulldogs pulled away over Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 35-21 on the road last Saturday.

The Blue Hawks fell to No. 20 with an overall record of 2-1 and recorded 132 points in the poll. 

College of Idaho cracked into the Top 25 at No. 25, staying undefeated this season with an overall record of 3-0 after defeating MSU-Northern 38-16.  The Yotes registered 88 points in the national poll. 

Southern Oregon (1-2 overall record) fell out of the NAIA’s Top 25, listing in the receiving votes section with 25 points.

The Frontier Conference football continues their cross-over action on Saturday, highlighted with a pair of NAIA’s Top 25 battles – (25) College of Idaho at (6) Montana Tech and (20) Dickinson State at (9) Montana Western.

 
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Week #2 - Sept. 22 #6 #9 #18 #20 #25 RV
Week #1 - Sept. 15 #7 #9 #25 #11 RV #24
Week #0 - Aug. 25 #11 #5 #25 #13 RV #22
 

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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