October 30, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Rocky Mountain (Mont.) represented the Frontier Conference in the final fall edition of the 2026-27 STADIONIC NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25 Rating, released Friday by the national office.

The Battlin' Bears finished the fall portion of the national rankings at No. 18 with 212 points, dropping one spot from their previous ranking of No. 17 on Oct. 16. Rocky Mountain was the lone Frontier Conference team to remain in the Top 25.

Rocky Mountain opened the 2026-27 season ranked No. 18 in the preseason poll released Aug. 21. The Battlin' Bears moved up to No. 17 in the first regular-season rating before returning to No. 18 in the final fall poll.

Bellevue (Neb.), which was tied for No. 25 in the previous national rating with 86 points, dropped out of the Top 25. The Bruins were one of two teams to fall out of the rankings, joining Grand View (Iowa).

The NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25 Rating will resume in March 2027 as teams begin the spring portion of the 2026-27 season.

The Frontier Conference Golf Championships will be held in Phoenix, Ariz., in late April.

 

No. 2 - Oct. 30	#18	----
No. 1 - Oct. 16	#17	#25 Itie)
Preseason - Aug. 21	#18	RV