Here is the Soccer America Women’s Top 20, taking into account games played through September 19:
| Rank/Team | Record | Last Week |
| 1. Santa Clara | 7-0-0 | 1 |
| 2. Nebraska | 7-1-0 | 3 |
| 3. North Carolina | 6-1-0 | 4 |
| 4. Florida | 7-0-0 | 5 |
| 5. Hartford | 4-0-0 | 7 |
| 6. USC | 5-1-0 | 9 |
| 7. Penn State | 3-2-1 | 6 |
| 8. Stanford | 4-2-0 | 11 |
| 9. Notre Dame | 4-2-0 | 2 |
| 10. Richmond | 6-1-0 | 13 |
| 11. BYU | 7-1-0 | 14 |
| 12. Wake Forest | 6-1-0 | NR |
| 13. Boston College | 4-2-0 | 10 |
| 14. Georgia | 7-0-1 | 16 |
| 15. Virginia | 4-2-0 | NR |
| 16. Loyola Marymount | 6-1-0 | NR |
| 17. Texas A&M | 7-1-0 | NR |
| 18. SMU | 5-3-0 | NR |
| 19. Duke | 5-3-0 | 8 |
| 20. William & Mary | 5-2-0 | NR |