Carroll Cracks Top-10 For First Time Since 2023

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has launched the newest version of the Netting Professionals NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. Carroll College moved up three spots, now showing at No. 9 within the nation.

For the primary time since 2023 (October 16 – Poll No. 6), the Fighting Saints (6-1, 3-0) seem contained in the NAIA Coaches’ Poll Top-10.

9. Carroll (Mont.), 6-1 The Fighting Saints are within the prime 10 for the primary time this season after shutting out Simpson (Calif.), 44-0. Kaden Huot threw 5 landing passes, together with two every to Lincoln Holmes and Chris Akulschin, ending the day 23-for-25 for 312 yards. Carroll is off this week earlier than opening the month of November at Southern Oregon.

The Saints stay one in every of 4 Frontier Conference groups ranked contained in the Top-25, three of which hailing from the West division. Montana Tech, the lone East staff within the Poll, is No. 4. College of Idaho has moved as much as No. 16 following their win over Montana Western final weekend, who now seems at No. 20.

The final time that Carroll was ranked at No. 9 within the ballot was September 25, 2023.

Carroll is idle this week, getting a well-deserved break after a five-game win streak and undefeated begin to convention play. They will return to motion subsequent Saturday in Ashland, Ore., as they’re going to play their ultimate street recreation of the 2025 common season in opposition to Southern Oregon.

Below is the total Netting Professionals NAIA Football Coaches’ Top-25 Poll:

 

Trend	Rank	Last Poll	Institution [First-Place Votes]	Record	Points
●	1	1	Grand View (Iowa) [16]	6-0	436
●	2	2	Keiser (Fla.)	6-0	422
●	3	3	Benedictine (Kan.)	6-1	406
▲	T-4	5	Friends (Kan.)	7-0	387
▲	T-4	6	Montana Tech	7-0	387
▲	6	9	Campbellsville (Ky.)	6-0	359
▼	7	10	Dordt (Iowa)	6-0	345
▲	8	11	Marian (Ind.)	6-1	337
▲	9	12	Carroll (Mont.)	6-1	308
▼	10	7	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	6-1	301
▼	11	4	Morningside (Iowa)	5-2	295
▲	12	13	OUAZ (Ariz.)	6-0	273
▼	13	8	St. Thomas (Fla.)	4-2	271
●	14	14	Indiana Wesleyan	5-2	268
▲	15	16	Southwestern (Kan.)	6-1	230
▲	16	T-20	College of Idaho	5-1	228
●	17	17	Southeastern (Fla.)	5-1	215
●	18	18	Georgetown (Ky.)	5-2	204
▲	19	23	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)	5-1	170
▼	20	15	Montana Western	4-3	157
▲	21	25	William Penn (Iowa)	6-1	153
▼	22	T-20	McPherson (Kan.)	6-1	120
▲	23	RV	Concordia (Neb.)	5-1	107
▲	24	RV	Northwestern (Iowa)	4-3	98
▼	T-25	19	Texas Wesleyan	4-3	77
▲	T-25	RV	Bethel (Tenn.)	3-2	77

Receiving Votes: Kansas Wesleyan 65, Evangel (Mo.) 53, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 43, Saint Francis (Ind.) 41, Taylor (Ind.) 20, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 19, Peru State (Neb.) 15, Cumberland (Tenn.) 8, Faulkner (Ala.) 7, Florida Memorial 6, Midland (Neb.) 5, Dakota State (S.D.) 4, Reinhardt (Ga.) 4, Baker (Kan.) 2.

Dropped out of Top 25: MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), Saint Francis (Ind.)

Poll Methodology

• The nationwide ballot is for publicity functions solely and doesn’t affect the choice course of for nationwide championship consideration.
• A panel of head coaches representing every convention and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes within the ballot.
• The Top 25 groups are chosen utilizing a points-based system:
  • 30 factors for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for third, and so forth.

• The highest and lowest rankings acquired by every staff are discarded earlier than ultimate tallying.
• Teams receiving just one level are not listed as “receiving votes.”
• For an entire have a look at the Netting Professionals NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll all through the common season, and for historic rankings, click here.

Key: RV – Receiving Votes, NR – Not Ranked, ▲– Climbed, ▼- Dropped, ● – Steady

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