KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Losses dropped both the Montana Tech and Montana Western football programs, albeit slight drops, in the latest NAIA football coaches' poll this week.
Montana Tech (4-2) fell one spot to No. 20 after a 16-14 defeat at the College of Idaho. The Yotes earned the thrilling win on Kyle Mitchell's 58-yard game-winning field goal as time expired. C of I (6-0) climbed one position to No. 7 after the win.
Montana Western suffered its second loss in as many weeks, dropping a 33-29 contest at Carroll College. The Saints rallied from a 20-6 deficit, taking the lead in the final minute. Western's final heave at the end zone landed incomplete to drop the Bulldogs to 4-2 on the season.
Western fell 35-12 at Montana Tech last weekend. The Orediggers host Eastern Oregon this weekend, while the Bulldogs play host to MSU-Northern. The Frontier Conference scoreboard can be found by clicking here. Updated standings in the league can be viewed by clicking here.
Morningside (Iowa) remains the unanimous No. 1 in the poll, which is voted on by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences across the country. The Mustangs hold the longest active streak with 156 consecutive top-25 rankings.
The complete poll can be found below.
NAIA football coaches' poll
Oct. 21, 2019
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1ST PLACE VOTES | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Morningside (Iowa) [17] | 6-0 | 392 |
| 2 | 2 | Kansas Wesleyan | 7-0 | 367 |
| 3 | 3 | Marian (Ind.) | 5-0 | 366 |
| 4 | 4 | Grand View (Iowa) | 7-0 | 347 |
| 5 | 6 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 6-0 | 321 |
| 6 | 7 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 5-1 | 313 |
| 7 | 8 | College of Idaho | 6-0 | 311 |
| 8 | 9 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 7-0 | 297 |
| 9 | 11 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 6-0 | 267 |
| 10 | 16 | Evangel (Mo.) | 6-1 | 248 |
| 11 | 13 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 4-2 | 222 |
| 12 | 18 | Keiser (Fla.) | 6-0 | 210 |
| 13 | 14 | Dickinson State (N.D.) | 6-1 | 206 |
| 14 | 5 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 5-2 | 201 |
| 15 | 17 | Ottawa (Ariz.) (AZ) | 7-0 | 195 |
| 16 | 10 | Concordia (Mich.) | 5-2 | 177 |
| 17 | 20 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 6-2 | 137 |
| 18 | 21 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 6-1 | 133 |
| 19 | 12 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 5-1 | 130 |
| 20 | 19 | Montana Tech | 4-2 | 100 |
| 21 | 24 | Baker (Kan.) | 5-2 | 97 |
| 22 | 15 | Langston (Okla.) | 4-2 | 88 |
| 23 | 25 | Sterling (Kan.) | 6-1 | 76 |
| 24 | 22 | Montana Western | 4-2 | 30 |
| 25 | NR | Waldorf (Iowa) | 5-2 | 17 |
Dropped Out: MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
Others Receiving Votes: MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 14, Indiana Wesleyan 5, Dordt (Iowa) 4, Bethel (Kan.) 3, Pikeville (Ky.) 3
