DILLON, Mont. - In a preseason poll of Frontier Conference football coaches, the Montana Western football team was picked to finish fourth for the 2023 season.
 
The Bulldogs finished up the 2022 season going 7-4 on the season and a perfect 4-0 on the last four games. After battling through a few tough losses in a row in the middle of the season, UMW finished the season on a high note. Of the final four wins, two of them were against nationally ranked teams.
 
Regular season co-champion College of Idaho is the preseason favorite to win the 2023 Frontier Conference football championship.

Montana Tech is second in the poll followed by conference co-champion and conference representative in the NAIA playoffs Carroll College.

Montana Western is fourth followed by Rocky Mountain College, conference newcomer Arizona Christian, Southern Oregon, Eastern Oregon and MSU-Northern.

Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams. First place was worth eight points, second place worth seven points, third place worth six points, fourth place worth five points, fifth place worth four points, sixth place worth three points, seventh place worth two points and eighth place, one point.

College of Idaho (5)                    57 points
Montana Tech (3)                       53 points
Carroll College (1)                      48 points
Montana Western                       46 points
Rocky Mountain College           40 points
Arizona Christian                        31 points
Southern Oregon                        21 points
Eastern Oregon                          18 points
MSU-Northern                              8 points
 
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