Rocky moves up to No. 11, Western falls to 23

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rocky Mountain College moved up one spot to No. 11 in the latest NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.

The move comes two days after the Battlin’ Bears beat Eastern Oregon 48-10 in La Grande, Oregon. The win was the sixth straight for the Bears, who improved to 8-2 overall and 7-2 in the Frontier Conference.

Montana Western fell three spots to No. 23. The loss follows Saturday’s 17-14 home loss to the College of Idaho. Western fell to 6-3 overall in conference.

The College of Idaho jumped into the poll at No. 24. Eastern Oregon received votes.

Morningside (Iowa) remains in the top spot. Marian (Indiana) is No. 2, followed by Bethel (Tennessee).

2018 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll Nine (Nov. 5)

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL [1st Place Votes]	RECORD	FINAL POINTS
1	1	Morningside (Iowa) [15]	10-0	366
2	2	Marian (Ind.) [1]	9-0	352
3	3	Bethel (Tenn.)	9-0	335
4	4	Reinhardt (Ga.)	8-1	325
5	6	Northwestern (Iowa)	8-1	302
6	7	Kansas Wesleyan	10-0	291
7	8	Benedictine (Kan.)	9-1	281
8	9	Saint Francis (Ind.)	8-2	259
9	10	Evangel (Mo.)	9-1	254
10	11	Langston (Okla.)	8-1	237
11	12	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	8-2	226
12	5	Grand View (Iowa)	7-2	215
13	13	Cumberlands (Ky.)	9-1	209
14	14	Baker (Kan.)	7-2	193
15	15	Concordia (Mich.)	8-2	175
16	16	Dickinson State (N.D.)	8-2	147
17	18	Saint Xavier (Ill.)	8-3	135
18	17	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	6-3	134
19	19	Georgetown (Ky.)	7-3	124
20	23	Siena Heights (Mich.)	7-2	93
21	25	Ottawa (Kan.)	7-2	80
22	21	Avila (Mo.)	7-2	56
23	20	Montana Western	6-3	48
24	NR	College of Idaho	5-5	23
25	NR	Southeastern (Fla.)	6-3	22

Dropped from the Top 25: Midland (Neb.), Eastern Oregon

Others Receiving Votes: Midland (Neb.) 13, Oklahoma Panhandle State 8, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 8, Dordt (Iowa) 6, Eastern Oregon 4, Arizona Christian 3, Webber International (Fla.) 3