In a pre-season poll of Frontier Conference men's basketball coaches, Westminster College was picked to win the 2008-2009 league title. 

Westminster received seven first place votes and Lewis-Clark one first place vote.
   
Votes were 7 points for first, 6 points for second, 5 points for third, 4 points for fourth, 3 points for fifth, 2 points for sixth and one point for seventh. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team.

Westminster College (7)	49
Lewis-Clark State (1)	41
Rocky Mountain	38
Carroll College	29
MSU-Northern	26
Montana Western	21
Montana Tech	10
University of Great Falls	10