KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Southern Oregon University football team's 1-1 start resulted in a slight dip to No. 4 in the NAIA Top 25, while two Frontier Conference teams made returns to the rankings first coaches' poll of the regular season.

SOU was tied for the top in the preseason poll with Marian (Ind.). This week the Knights collected all 15 first-place votes and were followed by Morningside (Iowa) and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), all off to 2-0 starts.

The Raiders started their season with a 26-20 loss at then No. 4 Carroll, and on Saturday scored the final 24 points in a 38-35 win over then No. 13 Eastern Oregon. Carroll, which on Saturday lost 19-10 at Montana Tech, slid to No. 7. Eastern Oregon is now 0-3 and out of the poll.

Montana Tech (2-0) was rewarded by shooting the 15^th, its first NAIA Top 25 appearance since September of 2013. It had been just as long since Montana Western was in the poll, but the Bulldogs are now 19^th after defeating Rocky Mountain on the road (49-6) and College of Idaho at home (24-20).

The Great Plains Athletic Conference is the only other conference with four ranked teams – No. 2 Morningside (Iowa), No. 9 Northwestern (Iowa), No. 14 Doane (Neb.) and No. 22 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.).

SOU peaked at No. 4 during the regular season in 2014, spending a week there on two separate occasions.

 

RANK	LAST ^	SCHOOL (1ST VOTES)	RECORD	POINTS
1	1	Marian (Ind.) (15)	2-0	340
2	3	Morningside (Iowa)	2-0	327
3	7	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	2-0	312
4	1	Southern Oregon	1-1	276
5	10	Faulkner (Ala.)	2-0	274
6	15	Baker (Kan.)	3-0	272
7	T4	Carroll (Mont.)	1-1	268
8	T4	Saint Xavier (Ill.)	2-1	257
9	12	Northwestern (Iowa)	2-0	246
10	6	Grand View (Iowa)	2-1	223
11	20	Robert Morris (Ill.)	2-0	197
12	19	William Penn (Iowa)	2-1	183
13	9	Missouri Valley	2-1	180
14	22	Doane (Neb.)	2-0	164
15	NR	Montana Tech	2-0	155
16	17	Valley City State (N.D.)	2-1	120
17	RV	Saint Francis (Ind.)	2-0	90
18	25	Benedictine (Kan.)	2-1	88
19	RV	Montana Western	2-0	86
20	24	Webber International (Fla.)	2-1	81
21	8	MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)	1-2	74
22	NR	Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)	3-0	61
23	18	Langston (Okla.)	1-1	60
T24	22	Tabor (Kan.)	1-1	54
T24	RV	Reinhardt (Ga.)	2-0	54

Dropped from the Top 25: Georgetown (Ky.) (No. 11), Ottawa (Kan.) (No. 14), Eastern Oregon (No. 13), Campbellsville (Ky.) (No. 16), Friends (Kan.) (No. 21) 

Others Receiving Votes: Ottawa (Kan.) 40; Georgetown (Ky.) 35; Siena Heights (Mich.) 11; Eastern Oregon 9; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 6; Kansas Wesleyan 3.