KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released its latest edition of the 2026 STADIONIC NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll. For the second straight week Carroll College appears at No. 13 in the ranks.
The Fighting Saints (3-1) closed out their non-conference slate with a bang on Saturday, racing past Rocky Mountain College 45-13 in their best offensive performance of the 2026 season.
The 32-point win over the Battlin' Bears did little to sway the opinion of the nation's coaches, however, and Carroll remained stagnant in the poll due in large part to the collective success of the teams ahead of them in last week's poll.
Only one team ranked higher than Carroll fell in their week four matchup. Previously-ranked No. 2 Montana Tech dropped four spots to No. 6 following their 35-19 loss to the College of Idaho, while the other 12 teams either won or had a bye.
Four Frontier Conference teams remain inside the Top-25. The Yotes moved up into a tie for No. 1 in the NAIA following the win over Tech, Carroll remained idle at No. 13, while Dakota State dropped one position to No. 22. Montana Western is in the receiving votes portion of the poll.
Below is the full NAIA Football Coaches' Poll :
| TREND |
RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
| ▲ |
T1 |
3 |
College of Idaho [5] |
4-0 |
| ● |
T1 |
1 |
Keiser (Fla.) [6] |
2-1 |
| ▲ |
3 |
4 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
4-0 |
| ▲ |
4 |
5 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
5-1 |
| ▲ |
5 |
6 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
4-1 |
| ▼ |
6 |
2 |
Montana Tech |
4-1 |
| ● |
7 |
7 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
4-1 |
| ● |
8 |
8 |
Friends (Kan.) |
5-0 |
| ● |
9 |
9 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
4-0 |
| ● |
10 |
10 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
4-0 |
| ● |
11 |
11 |
Marian (Ind.) |
3-1 |
| ● |
12 |
12 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
4-1 |
| ● |
13 |
13 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
3-1 |
| ● |
14 |
14 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
3-0 |
| ● |
15 |
15 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
5-0 |
| ▲ |
16 |
18 |
Midland (Neb.) |
5-0 |
| ▼ |
17 |
16 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
2-2 |
| ▼ |
18 |
17 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
3-0 |
| ▲ |
19 |
20 |
Louisiana Christian |
4-1 |
| ▼ |
20 |
19 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
4-1 |
| ▲ |
21 |
22 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
3-2 |
| ▼ |
22 |
21 |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
4-1 |
| ● |
23 |
23 |
Baker (Kan.) |
4-0 |
| ▲ |
24 |
25 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
2-2 |
| ▲ |
25 |
RV |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
3-1 |
| ▼ |
Dropped from Top 25: Evangel (Mo.) |
| Receiving Votes: Cumberlands (Ky.), Evangel (Mo.), Kansas Wesleyan, Montana Western, OUAZ (Ariz.), Southwestern (Kan.), Taylor (Ind.) |
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