September 24, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Rocky Mountain (Mont.) and Carroll (Mont.) represented the Frontier Conference in the first regular-season NAIA Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Thursday by the national office.

Rocky Mountain came in at No. 16 in the national rating with 267 points. The Battlin' Bears slipped two spots from their No. 14 preseason ranking.

Carroll was listed among teams receiving votes. The Fighting Saints collected 76 points, the highest total among programs outside the Top 25.

The Frontier Conference will hold their cross-country media day during the week of Oct. 5.  Stay tuned to the league’s YouTube page for recorded live video of each school’s media day.

The Frontier Conference Cross Country preview meet is slated for Friday, Oct. 9 in Billings, Mont.

The Sept. 24 rating was the first regular-season NAIA Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Rating of the 2026 season. The next national rating is scheduled to be released Oct. 8.


 

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