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