Montana Tech moved up one spot to No. 9 in the latest NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll, which was released today.
The move comes two days after the Orediggers beat then-No. 22 Montana Western 35-20 at Alumni Coliseum. Western fell to No. 25.
Southern Oregon also moved up one spot. The Mountaineers are No. 8 after beating Rocky Mountain College 35-34 in Billings. That loss knocked the Battlin’ Bears, who were No. 25, out of the poll.
Eastern Oregon remains tied at No. 16.
Marian (Indiana) remains at No. 1. Baker (Kansas) is No 2, followed by Reinhardt (Georgia).
The Orediggers play host to Carroll College on Saturday.
2016 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 5 (October 10)
| RANK | LAST TIME^ | SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) | 2016 RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Marian (Ind.) (15) | 6-0 | 340 |
| 2 | 2 | Baker (Kan.) | 6-0 | 327 |
| 3 | 4 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 6-0 | 303 |
| 4 | 5 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 5-1 | 297 |
| 5 | 6 | Morningside (Iowa) | 4-1 | 296 |
| 6 | 7 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 7-0 | 275 |
| 7 | 8 | Grand View (Iowa) | 5-1 | 259 |
| 8 | 9 | Southern Oregon | 4-2 | 248 |
| 9 | 10 | Montana Tech | 4-1 | 236 |
| 10 | 3 | Doane (Neb.) | 5-1 | 221 |
| 11 | 11 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 5-1 | 209 |
| 12 | 12 | Tabor (Kan.) | 4-1 | 196 |
| 13 | 13 | Missouri Valley | 5-1 | 191 |
| 14 | T14 | Dickinson State (N.D.) | 5-1 | 161 |
| 15 | T14 | Kansas Wesleyan | 5-1 | 153 |
| T16 | T16 | Eastern Oregon | 3-2 | 136 |
| T16 | T16 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 4-2 | 136 |
| 18 | 19 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 6-0 | 119 |
| 19 | 18 | Dakota State (S.D.) | 5-1 | 118 |
| 20 | 20 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 5-2 | 92 |
| 21 | 21 | Midland (Neb.) | 6-1 | 91 |
| 22 | 24 | Peru State (Neb.) | 4-2 | 65 |
| 23 | RV | Southeastern (Fla.) | 3-1 | 47 |
| 24 | RV | Concordia (Neb.) | 4-2 | 31 |
| 25 | 22 | Montana Western | 3-3 | 13 |
Dropped from Top 25: Concordia (Mich.) (No. 23); Rocky Mountain (Mont.) (No. 25)
Others Receiving Votes: Concordia (Mich.) 9; Robert Morris (Ill.) 9; Arizona Christian 7; Sterling (Kan.) 5; Siena Heights (Mich.) 3.
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