Here is the Soccer America Women’s Top 20, taking into account games played through Oct. 18:
| Rank/Team | Record | Last Week |
| 1. North Carolina | 15-0-0 | 1 |
| 2. Santa Clara | 14-0-1 | 3 |
| 3. Florida | 14-1-0 | 4 |
| 4. Connecticut | 13-0-2 | 5 |
| 5. Portland | 11-1-2 | 7 |
| 6. Notre Dame | 12-2-1 | 2 |
| 7. Dartmouth | 10-1-1 | 8 |
| 8. Nebraska | 11-2-1 | 10 |
| 9. William & Mary | 11-1-1 | 15 |
| 10. Hartford | 9-4-0 | 11 |
| 11. Penn State | 13-1-1 | 6 |
| 12. BYU | 13-2-0 | 16 |
| 13. UCLA | 13-2-1 | 9 |
| 14. San Diego State | 13-1-0 | 17 |
| 15. Virginia | 10-4-2 | nr |
| 16. Michigan | 11-3-1 | 19 |
| 17. Seton Hall | 8-4-1 | nr |
| 18. Clemson | 10-5-0 | 12 |
| 19. Wake Forest | 11-3-1 | 20 |
| 20. Vanderbilt | 10-4-0 | 13 |