Creighton dropped seven spots after splitting at its Ameritas Classic. The top 11 teams in the Soccer America Top 20 did not play in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the East Coast.
| 9/17 | TEAM | RECORD | 9/10 | 9/3 |
| 1 | SMU | (4-0-0) | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Virginia | (3-0-1) | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | St. John’s | (3-0-0) | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Furman | (3-0-0) | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Connecticut | (3-1-1) | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | San Diego | (3-0-0) | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | UCLA | (2-1-1) | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Saint Louis | (3-0-0) | 8 | 13 |
| 9 | Stanford | (4-0-0) | 9 | 14 |
| 10 | Washington | (3-1-0) | 10 | 2 |
| 11 | Indiana | (2-2-0) | 11 | 7 |
| 12 | Maryland | (3-1-0) | 13 | 8 |
| 13 | North Carolina | (4-1-0) | 14 | 12 |
| 14 | South Florida | (5-0-0) | 15 | nr |
| 15 | Penn State | (3-1-0) | 16 | 19 |
| 16 | Cal State Fullerton | (2-1-1) | 17 | 15 |
| 17 | South Carolina | (2-1-0) | 18 | 18 |
| 18 | Georgia State | (2-0-0) | 19 | nr |
| 19 | Creighton | (3-2-1) | 12 | 11 |
| 20 | Clemson | (3-2-0) | 20 | 16 |