KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Carroll continued its ascent and Montana Tech climbed back up one spot in the latest NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll, which was released Monday.

The Fighting Saints, by virtue of their 42-34 win at Montana Western, are now the No. 12 team in the rankings. The Saints have steadily climbed in the poll from their No. 25 preseason ranking — moving to No. 18 in Week 2, No. 17 in Week 3 and No. 14 last week.

Tech, which ran its record to 7-0 with a 49-7 win over MSU-Northern, remains the highest-ranked team from the Frontier. The Orediggers are sixth this week after slipping to No. 7 last week.

Western, meanwhile, dropped from eighth to 15th in this week's poll. College of Idaho is the only other Frontier team ranked, as the Yotes are tied with McPherson (Kan.) for 20th in the po

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