Here is the Soccer America Women’s Top 20, taking into account games played through Oct. 17:
| Rank/Team | Record | Last Week |
| 1. Santa Clara | 15-0-0 | 1 |
| 2. North Carolina | 12-2-0 | 2 |
| 3. Florida | 14-1-0 | 3 |
| 4. Nebraska | 14-1-1 | 4 |
| 5. Penn State | 12-2-1 | 5 |
| 6. Notre Dame | 11-3-0 | 6 |
| 7. Virginia | 11-4-0 | 9 |
| 8. Stanford | 11-3-0 | 10 |
| 9. USC | 11-3-0 | 11 |
| 10. Connecticut | 11-4-0 | 15 |
| 11. Wake Forest | 10-3-0 | 7 |
| 12. UCLA | 11-2-1 | 12 |
| 13. William & Mary | 11-3-0 | 13 |
| 14. Kentucky | 12-2-1 | 17 |
| 15. Clemson | 10-4-1 | 8 |
| 16. Harvard | 10-1-1 | 18 |
| 17. San Diego | 11-2-0 | 19 |
| 18. Fresno State | 12-3-1 | NR |
| 19. James Madison | 11-4-0 | NR |
| 20. Texas A&M | 12-4-0 | NR |