The following is Soccer America Magazine’s Men’s Top 20 covering games through Sept. 24.
| Team | Record | LastWeek | |
| 1. | UCLA | 6-0-0 | 1 |
| 2. | Connecticut | 6-1-0 | 2 |
| 3. | Penn State | 7-0-0 | 4 |
| 4. | St. JohnÆs | 7-1-0 | 5 |
| 5. | Duke | 5-2-0 | 6 |
| 6. | Stanford | 6-0-0 | 7 |
| 7. | Virginia | 6-2-0 | 8 |
| 8. | Portland | 5-1-2 | 3 |
| 9. | Furman | 6-1-0 | 14 |
| 10. | Southern Methodist | 6-2-0 | 15 |
| 11. | Clemson | 5-2-0 | 16 |
| 12. | North Carolina | 6-2-0 | 10 |
| 13. | South Carolina | 6-1-1 | 12 |
| 14. | Indiana | 6-3-0 | 19 |
| 15. | Washington | 5-3-0 | NR |
| 16. | Marquette | 7-0-1 | NR |
| 17. | Creighton | 6-1-0 | 11 |
| 18. | Pittsburgh | 7-1-0 | 17 |
| 19. | San Jose State | 7-0-0 | NR |
| 20. | Cal State Fullerton | 6-2-0 | 9 |