KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Montana Tech football team held serve at No. 6 in the latest STADIONIC NAIA coaches' top 25 poll, the national office announced Monday.
The Orediggers earned their third victory of the season against a ranked opponent on Saturday, defeating then-No. 22 Dakota State, 33-21, on the road. The victory moved Montana Tech to 4-1 on the season and 1-0 in Frontier Conference East Division play.
Tech's other top-25 victories came September 5 versus then-No. 11 Carroll and September 12 at then-No. 18 Montana Western.
The College of Idaho, Montana Tech's lone defeat on the season, moved into sole possession of the No. 1 spot. Carroll at No. 12 and Dakota State at No. 23 also represented the Frontier in the rankings.
Montana Tech will return home Saturday to celebrate Homecoming with a 1 p.m. kickoff against MSU-Northern.
STADIONIC NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll (Sept. 28)
| TREND |
RANK |
LAST |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
| ● |
1 |
T-1 |
College of Idaho [8] |
5-0 |
| ▼ |
2 |
T-1 |
Keiser (Fla.) [4] |
3-1 |
| ● |
3 |
3 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
5-0 |
| ● |
4 |
4 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
5-1 |
| ● |
5 |
5 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
5-1 |
| ● |
6 |
6 |
Montana Tech |
5-1 |
| ● |
7 |
7 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
5-1 |
| ● |
8 |
8 |
Friends (Kan.) |
6-0 |
| ▲ |
9 |
10 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
5-0 |
| ▲ |
10 |
11 |
Marian (Ind.) |
4-1 |
| ▲ |
11 |
12 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
5-1 |
| ▲ |
12 |
13 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
4-1 |
| ▼ |
13 |
9 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
4-1 |
| ▲ |
14 |
15 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
6-0 |
| ▲ |
15 |
17 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
3-2 |
| ▲ |
16 |
19 |
Louisiana Christian |
5-1 |
| ▲ |
17 |
18 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
4-0 |
| ▲ |
18 |
20 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
5-1 |
| ▼ |
19 |
16 |
Midland (Neb.) |
5-1 |
| ▲ |
20 |
21 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
4-2 |
| ▼ |
21 |
14 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
3-1 |
| ▲ |
22 |
24 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
3-2 |
| ▼ |
23 |
22 |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
4-2 |
| ▼ |
24 |
23 |
Baker (Kan.) |
4-1 |
| ▲ |
25 |
RV |
Evangel (Mo.) |
4-2 |
Dropped out of Top 25: Cumberland (Tenn.)
Receiving Votes: Cumberland (Tenn.), Cumberlands (Ky.), Florida Memorial, Kansas Wesleyan, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), OUAZ (Ariz.), Southwestern (Kan.), Taylor (Ind.), Texas Wesleyan.
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