Here is the Soccer America Men’s Top 20, taking into account games played through Oct. 4.
| Rank/Team | Record | Last Week |
| 1. Indiana | 9-1-0 | 1 |
| 2. UCLA | 7-1-0 | 2 |
| 3. Duke | 10-1-0 | 3 |
| 4. Clemson | 9-1-0 | 4 |
| 5. Virginia | 8-0-2 | 6 |
| 6. San Jose State | 9-0-0 | 7 |
| 7. Connecticut | 10-0-0 | 8 |
| 8. Stanford | 7-2-0 | 14 |
| 9. South Carolina | 8-2-0 | 5 |
| 10. Creighton | 8-2-0 | 9 |
| 11. Washington | 8-1-0 | 16 |
| 12. Furman | 9-1-2 | 15 |
| 13. Saint Louis | 9-2-1 | 13 |
| 14. Dartmouth | 5-1-0 | 11 |
| 15. George Mason | 9-2-0 | nr |
| 16. St. John’s | 6-2-3 | 10 |
| 17. Santa Clara | 7-2-1 | 20 |
| 18. Maryland | 7-3-0 | 12 |
| 19. Georgetown | 8-2-0 | nr |
| 20. Butler | 9-1-0 | nr |