The following is the Soccer America Men’s Top 20 covering games through Oct. 8.
| Team | Record | LastWeek | |
| 1. | Connecticut | 9-1-1 | 2 |
| 2. | Portland | 8-1-2 | 5 |
| 3. | SMU | 10-2-0 | 7 |
| 4. | Stanford | 9-1-1 | 4 |
| 5. | UCLA | 8-1-0 | 1 |
| 6. | North Carolina | 10-2-0 | 9 |
| 7. | Washington | 8-3-0 | 12 |
| 8. | Indiana | 9-3-0 | 11 |
| 9. | Clemson | 7-2-1 | 8 |
| 10. | South Carolina | 8-1-2 | 10 |
| 11. | St. JohnÆs | 8-2-2 | 3 |
| 12. | San Jose State | 10-0-1 | 14 |
| 13. | Pittsburgh | 10-1-0 | 15 |
| 14. | Furman | 10-2-0 | 6 |
| 15. | Virginia | 8-3-1 | 13 |
| 16. | Saint Louis | 7-2-1 | 18 |
| 17. | Creighton | 9-2-0 | 19 |
| 18. | Wake Forest | 6-3-1 | 20 |
| 19. | UAB | 7-3-1 | NR |
| 20. | James Madison | 9-1-1 | 17 |