Here is the Soccer America Top 20, taking into account games played through Sept. 27:
| Rank/Team | Record | Last Week |
| 1. Indiana | 8-1-0 | 2 |
| 2. UCLA | 6-1-0 | 3 |
| 3. Duke | 8-1-0 | 1 |
| 4. Clemson | 7-1-0 | 4 |
| 5. South Carolina | 7-1-0 | 5 |
| 6. Virginia | 6-0-2 | 6 |
| 7. San Jose State | 8-0-0 | 8 |
| 8. Connecticut | 8-0-0 | 9 |
| 9. Creighton | 7-1-0 | 10 |
| 10. St. John’s | 5-1-2 | 7 |
| 11. Dartmouth | 4-0-0 | 11 |
| 12. Maryland | 6-2-0 | nr |
| 13. Saint Louis | 8-2-0 | 13 |
| 14. Stanford | 5-2-0 | 15 |
| 15. Furman | 7-1-2 | 14 |
| 16. Washington | 7-1-0 | 12 |
| 17. Boston Univ. | 5-1-1 | 17 |
| 18. Portland | 5-1-1 | nr |
| 19. UAB | 7-1-0 | nr |
| 20. Santa Clara | 6-1-1 | 19 |