September 15, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -  The NAIA Scholar-Team program recognizes outstanding achievement in the classroom by member institutions' athletic teams. The 2025-26 recipients were unveiled during NAIA's National Awards Day on Sept. 15.

Below is the complete list of the 2025-26 NAIA Scholar Teams from the Frontier Conference:

Bellevue (Neb.)
Men’s Cross Country
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Women’s Basketball
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Baseball
Men’s Basketball
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Women’s Cross Country
Men’s Golf
Women’s Volleyball
Women’s Golf

Bismarck State (N.D.)
Women’s Cross Country
Men’s Basketball
Softball
Men’s Cross Country
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Women’s Basketball
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Women’s Volleyball
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field

Carroll (Mont.)
Football
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Men’s Basketball
Men’s Golf
Men’s Cross Country
Softball
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Women’s Golf
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Women’s Cross Country
Women’s Basketball
Women’s Volleyball

Dakota State (S.D.)
Football
Baseball
Men’s Basketball
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Softball
Women’s Basketball
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Men’s Cross Country
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Women’s Volleyball
Women’s Cross Country

Dickinson State (N.D.)
Men’s Basketball
Baseball
Football
Men’s Golf
Softball
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Women’s Golf
Women’s Basketball
Women’s Volleyball
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Women’s Cross Country

Mayville State (N.D.)
Baseball
Softball
Men’s Golf
Women’s Golf
Women’s Basketball
Women’s Volleyball

MSU-Northern
Women’s Basketball
Men’s Basketball

Montana Tech
Men’s Basketball
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Football
Men’s Cross Country
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Men’s Golf
Women’s Cross Country
Women’s Volleyball
Women’s Basketball
Women’s Golf

Montana Western
Men’s Basketball
Football
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Women’s Volleyball
Women’s Cross Country
Men’s Cross Country
Women’s Basketball

Providence (Mont.)
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Softball
Men’s Basketball
Women’s Cross Country
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Women’s Volleyball
Women’s Basketball
Women’s Golf

Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Men’s Basketball
Football
Men’s Golf
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Women’s Basketball
Men’s Cross Country
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Women’s Volleyball
Women’s Golf
Women’s Cross Country

Valley City State (N.D.)
Football
Women’s Golf
Men’s Golf
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Men’s Cross Country
Men’s Basketball
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Baseball
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Women’s Cross Country
Softball
Women’s Basketball
Women’s Volleyball

Football Associate Members:  College of Idaho, Eastern Oregon