Looking back: Carroll (Mont.) took home its sixth national championship in nine years last year, as the Saints sent Sioux Falls out of the NAIA on a losing note with a 10-7 win in the championship game.
Looking ahead: With Sioux Falls now beginning the transition to the NCAA Division II ranks, Carroll should be favored to win an unprecedented seventh national championship in 10 years. Effective in 2012, Dickinson State out of North Dakota will join the Frontier Conference in all sports, while Southern Oregon makes the move to the FC for football only.
Website: http://www.frontierconference.com
Predicted order of finish (2010 overall record in parentheses)
1. Carroll (Mont.)--(14-0): Can the Saints add another national championship to their trophy case in 2011? Well, they're the team to beat until another squad proves otherwise.
2. Rocky Mountain (6-5): The Bears overcame a 2-5 start to win their last four games of 2010. That was good enough for them to finish second in the FC at 6-4.
3. Montana Tech (5-6): The Orediggers will get plenty of home cooking early and often to start the 2011 season, playing four of their first five games at home, including a contest against Carroll on September 24.
4. Eastern Oregon (5-6): The Mountaineers struggled in close games last season, going 3-3 in games decided by seven points or less.
5. Montana State-Northern (3-7): The Lights look to move forward after a disappointing 2010 season.
6. Montana Western (1-10): The Bulldogs lone win of 2010 came in the next-to-last game of the season: a 27-20 triumph over Eastern Oregon.
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