Polls tab Saints No. 1 in nation and No. 1 in conference

One publication has picked the three-time defending national champion Carroll College football team to start the 2005 season at the same spot they ended the last three campaigns.
The Saints were installed as the pre-season No. 1 by NAIA FOOTBALL.net. They were one of three Frontier Conference schools to make the poll. Montana Tech was chosen to the No. 15 spot and the University of Montana-Western was at No. 16. - College Football -
Eastern Oregon a provisional member of the Frontier Conference was ranked No. 23. The Saints will open the season against the Mountaineers Sept. 2."The Frontier Conference race will be wide open again," said Jason Dannelly of NAIAFOOTBALL.net. "You can not possibly think that a team will run through the schedule undefeated this season. "There are just too many great teams."Another Carroll opponent was also ranked in the poll. Azusa Pacific was chosen for the No. 6 spot. Azusa will play Carroll Sept. 10 in Helena. - College Football -
The Saints received another honor Tuesday as they were chosen by the Frontier Conference coaches to claim a sixth-straight conference crown.The Saints received four first-place votes, while Montana Tech received one first-place vote and is picked to finish second in the overall balloting. University of Montana-Western was picked to finish third followed by Montana State-Northern and Rocky Mountain College.Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams. First place was worth five points, second place worth four points, third place worth three points, and fourth place worth two points. - College Football -

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