September 29, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Four Frontier Conference schools rose one spot in the third edition of the 2025 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 national poll, announced by the national office Monday. The Frontier Conference also has one team listed in the receiving votes (RV) section.
Montana Tech moved from No. 6 to No. 5 ranking with 378 points. MT held off No. 25 ranked College of Idaho 27-24 in the final non-conference contest of the season on Sept. 27. The Orediggers remained undefeated this season with an overall record of 5-0 and will open their FC East Division play Saturday versus Dakota State (S.D.) on SWX Local Sports broadcast.
Montana Western won their third straight game after defeating then-No. 20 ranked Dickinson State (N.D.) 41-21 last Saturday. The Bulldogs collected 341 points, moving one spot up from No. 9 to No. 8 with an overall record of 3-1. UMW begin their West division schedule at Southern Oregon Saturday.
Carroll also moved up one spot from No. 18 to No. 17 with 201 points. The Fighting Saints earned their second straight victory, defeating Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 27-13 on Sept. 27 to lift their overall record to 3-1. CC travels to Arizona Christian Saturday to kick off their Frontier Conference West division play.
College of Idaho remained at No. 25 with a 3-1 overall record and 88 points, despite recording their first setback of the season at MT. The Yotes begin their West Division play Saturday at Simpson (Calif.).
Dickinson State (N.D.) fell out of NAIA’s Top 25 national poll, listing in the receiving votes section with 62 points at No. 27 ranking. The Blue Hawks are 2-2 overall record this season.
The Frontier Conference opens their 6-game East and West divisions schedule Saturday.
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| Week #3 - Sept. 29 |
#5 |
#8 |
#17 |
#25 |
RV |
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| Week #2 - Sept. 22 |
#6 |
#9 |
#18 |
#25 |
#20 |
RV |
| Week #1 - Sept. 15 |
#7 |
#9 |
#25 |
RV |
#11 |
#24 |
| Pre - Aug. 25 |
#11 |
#5 |
#25 |
RV |
#13 |
#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.