It's Halloween, also the last day before the month of November.

There is a new No. 1, as North Dakota State defeated previous No. 2 Northern Iowa and previous No. 1 Georgia Southern, lost to Appalachian State.

Here is my ballot for The Sports Network/Fathead.com Top 25.

I continue to have the University at Albany on my ballot, this week at No 17. The Great Danes have won six games in a row, but are not ranked in the poll.

The number in the (x) is the difference from the real poll.

1. North Dakota State
2. Montana State
3. Appalachian State
4. Lehigh (8)
5. Maine (7)
6. Sam Houston State (4)
7. Georgia Southern (5)
8. Northern Iowa (6)
9. Montana (10)
10. New Hampshire (9)
11. Wofford
12. Old Dominion
13. Harvard (23)
14. Towson
15. James Madison (13)
16. Jacksonville State (18)
17. UAlbany (NR)
18. William & Mary (19)
19. Liberty (22)
20. Massachusetts (NR)
21. Jackson State (15)
22. Delaware (16)
23. Central Arkansas (25)
24. Tennessee Tech (20)
25. Alabama State (NR)

In poll, but not on my ballot
17. Illinois State
21. Indiana State
24. South Dakota

Others receiving votes: Cal Poly 346, Furman 346, Alabama State 341, Massachusetts 307, Norfolk State 187, Brown 154, Alabama A&M 135, Albany 109, North Dakota 105, Portland State 71, Southern Utah 50, Jacksonville 49, Samford 49, Chattanooga 45, Georgetown 41, Youngstown State 34, Eastern Kentucky 33, Stony Brook 30, Northwestern State 22, Duquesne 15, UT Martin 12, San Diego 12, Richmond 8, Tennessee State 7, Florida A&M 4, South Carolina State 2, Bethune-Cookman 1, Penn 1, The Citadel 1.