HELENA, Mont. – The Valley City State University men's basketball team has been picked to finish 10th in the 2026–27 Frontier Conference Coaches' Preseason Poll, released Monday, Oct. 19.

The Vikings received 32 points in voting by the conference's 12 head coaches. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own teams.

Defending conference champion Rocky Mountain claimed the top spot with 119 points and 10 first-place votes. The Battlin' Bears captured both the regular-season and tournament championships last season before advancing to the NAIA national quarterfinals and finishing 31–4.

Bellevue and Montana Tech tied for second with 100 points and one first-place vote apiece. Carroll was selected fourth with 93 points, followed by MSU-Northern with 85.

Each team will play a 22-game conference schedule, featuring 11 home games and 11 road contests. The Frontier Conference Tournament is scheduled for Feb. 26–March 1 at the Butte Civic Center in Butte, Mont.