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