October 16, 2026

HELENA, Mont.  – The Frontier Conference took part of the annual Men’s Basketball Media Day, presented by IMA Financial, earlier this week. 

Twelve Frontier Conference schools – Bellevue (Neb.), Bismarck State (N.D.), Carroll (Mont.), Dakota State (S.D.), Dickinson State (N.D.), Mayville State (N.D.), MSU-Northern, Montana Tech, Montana Western, Providence (Mont.), Rocky Mountain (Mont.), and Valley City State (N.D.) – talked with commissioner Dr. Scott Crawford and emcee Rocky Erickson.

The Frontier Conference’s schedule features 22 contests – 11 games at hoe and 11 games on the road.  The postseason returns to Butte Civic Center in Butte, Mont., with the Frontier Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament scheduled for Feb. 26-March 1, 2027.

The 2026-27 Frontier Conference Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Preseason Poll will be released on Monday, Oct. 19.
 

	Bellevue (Neb.)
	Bismarck State (N.D.)
	Carroll (Mont.)
	Dakota State (S.D.)
	Dickinson State (N.D.)
	Mayville State (N.D.)
	MSU-Northern
	Montana Tech
	Montana Western
	Providence (Mont.)
	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
	Valley City State (N.D.)