KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Montana Tech's football team remained fifth in the in the STADIONIC NAIA coaches' top 25 poll, the NAIA announced Monday morning.
The Orediggers, fresh off their bye week, held serve as the No. 5 team in the land. The College of Idaho remained at No. 1, followed by Benedictine (Kan.), Grand View (Iowa), and St. Thomas (Fla.).
Montana Tech is 6-1 on the season with three victories over ranked teams. The Orediggers and top-ranked CI were joined by No. 11 Carroll in the poll. Dakota State also received votes.
Elsewhere in the NAIA's rankings systems, Montana Tech checked in third in the Massey Ratings and seventh in the NAIA Football Performance Index. Both the Massey and FPI are criteria in the NAIA's postseason selection formula; the coaches' poll is not.
This week's coaches' poll was the final ballot of the season before the poll becomes a weekly top 15 by the 2026 NAIA Football National Selection Committee.
Montana Tech will head to Mayville State Saturday as the Orediggers continue Frontier East play.
STADIONIC NAIA Football Top 25 Poll (Oct. 12)
| TREND |
RANK |
LAST |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
| ● |
1 |
1 |
College of Idaho [13] |
6-0 |
| ▲ |
2 |
3 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
7-1 |
| ▲ |
3 |
4 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
6-1 |
| ▲ |
4 |
9 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
7-0 |
| ● |
5 |
5 |
Montana Tech |
6-1 |
| ● |
6 |
6 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
6-1 |
| ● |
7 |
7 |
Friends (Kan.) |
7-0 |
| ● |
8 |
8 |
Marian (Ind.) |
6-1 |
| ▲ |
9 |
10 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
6-1 |
| ▼ |
10 |
2 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
4-2 |
| ● |
11 |
11 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
6-1 |
| ▲ |
T-12 |
13 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
6-1 |
| ▲ |
T-12 |
14 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
5-2 |
| ▲ |
14 |
15 |
Louisiana Christian |
7-1 |
| ▲ |
15 |
17 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
4-2 |
| ▲ |
16 |
18 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
5-2 |
| ▼ |
17 |
12 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
6-1 |
| ▲ |
18 |
19 |
Midland (Neb.) |
6-1 |
| ▲ |
19 |
20 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
6-2 |
| ▲ |
20 |
22 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
5-1 |
| ▲ |
21 |
23 |
Baker (Kan.) |
5-1 |
| ▼ |
22 |
16 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
5-1 |
| ▲ |
23 |
RV |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
6-1 |
| ▲ |
24 |
RV |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
5-2 |
| ▲ |
25 |
RV |
Taylor (Ind.) |
5-2 |
Dropped out of the Top 25: Cumberland (Tenn.), Evangel (Mo.), William Penn (Iowa)
Receiving Votes: Cumberland (Tenn.), Dakota State (S.D.), Eastern Oregon, Evangel (Mo.), Kansas Wesleyan, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), Ottawa (Kan.), OUAZ (Ariz.), William Penn (Iowa).
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