October 8, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Rocky Mountain (Mont.) continued to represent the Frontier Conference in the NAIA Men's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 national poll, released Thursday by the national office.

The Battlin' Bears slipped four spots from No. 16 to No. 20 in the second regular-season national poll. Rocky Mountain collected 227 points and remained the lone Frontier Conference team ranked among the nation's top 25.

Carroll (Mont.) also received recognition in the national poll. The Fighting Saints collected 17 points in the receiving votes category, placing them seventh among teams outside the Top 25.

Cumberlands (Ky.) maintained its No. 1 national ranking after receiving all 19 first-place votes and 559 points. Southern Oregon remained second with 535 points, followed by Indiana Wesleyan in third with 521 points. College of Idaho climbed one spot to fourth with 500 points, while The Master's (Calif.) rounded out the top five with 488 points.

The Frontier Conference Cross Country Preview Meet is scheduled for Friday at Amend Park in Billings, Mont.  The conference cross country championships will also be held at the same site in Billings on Friday, Nov. 6, with the team winner earning the automatic bid to the NAIA National Championships at Fort Vancouver Historic Site in Vancouver, Wash., on Friday, Nov. 20.

The next NAIA Men's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 national poll is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 15.

 

No. 2 - Oct. 8	#20	RV
No. 1 - Sept. 24	#16	RV
Preseason - Aug. 20	#14	#19 (tie)