Montana Western is ranked No. 16 in the nation in the latest Top 25 football coaches’ poll, which was released today.
The Bulldogs jumped up three spots after winning 44-2 at MSU-Northern on Saturday.
Montana Tech, meanwhile, fell six spots to No. 21 after falling 33-21 Saturday at Eastern Oregon.
Southern Oregon is tied for No. 4 in the poll, while Carroll College moved up one spot to No. 6. Eastern Oregon received votes.
2015 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 2 (Sept. 21)
| RANK | LAST TIME^ | SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) | 2015 RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Morningside (Iowa) (15) | 3-0 | 340 |
| 2 | 3 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 3-0 | 327 |
| 3 | 6 | Baker (Kan.) | 4-0 | 300 |
| T4 | 4 | Southern Oregon | 2-1 | 290 |
| T4 | 5 | Faulkner (Ala.) | 2-0 | 290 |
| 6 | 7 | Carroll (Mont.) | 2-1 | 269 |
| 7 | 11 | Robert Morris (Ill.) | 3-0 | 266 |
| 8 | 1 | Marian (Ind.) | 2-1 | 262 |
| 9 | 8 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 3-1 | 236 |
| 10 | 9 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 3-0 | 226 |
| 11 | 10 | Grand View (Iowa) | 3-1 | 216 |
| 12 | 12 | William Penn (Iowa) | 3-1 | 191 |
| 13 | 14 | Doane (Neb.) | 3-0 | 184 |
| 14 | 17 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 3-0 | 164 |
| 15 | 16 | Valley City State (N.D.) | 3-1 | 154 |
| 16 | 19 | Montana Western | 3-0 | 149 |
| 17 | 22 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 4-0 | 119 |
| 18 | 21 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 2-2 | 113 |
| 19 | 24 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 3-0 | 96 |
| 20 | 24 | Tabor (Kan.) | 2-1 | 89 |
| 21 | 15 | Montana Tech | 2-1 | 68 |
| 22 | 13 | Missouri Valley | 2-2 | 61 |
| 23 | 20 | Webber International (Fla.) | 2-2 | 51 |
| 24 | RV | Kansas Wesleyan | 3-0 | 32 |
| 25 | NR | Peru State (Neb.) | 3-1 | 24 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Benedictine (Kan.) (No. 18); Langston (Okla.) (No. 23)
Others Receiving Votes: Benedictine (Kan.) 22; Eastern Oregon 18; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 8; Langston (Okla.) 6.
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