Here is the Soccer America Top 20 for Sept. 21, taking into account games through Sunday, Sept. 20:
| Rank/Team | Record | Last Week |
| 1. North Carolina | 6-0-0 | 1 |
| 2. Santa Clara | 7-0-0 | 2 |
| 3. Notre Dame | 6-1-0 | 3 |
| 4. Florida | 6-0-0 | 4 |
| 5. Connecticut | 7-0-0 | 5 |
| 6. Penn State | 6-0-0 | 8 |
| 7. Portland | 6-0-0 | 10 |
| 8. William & Mary | 6-0-1 | 6 |
| 9. UCLA | 6-1-0 | nr |
| 10. Virginia | 5-2-0 | 15 |
| 11. Hartford | 3-3-0 | 12 |
| 12. Northwestern | 6-0-1 | 20 |
| 13. Dartmouth | 2-1-1 | 14 |
| 14. Nebraska | 3-2-0 | 11 |
| 15. Stanford | 4-1-1 | nr |
| 16. Texas A&M | 4-2-0 | 7 |
| 17. BYU | 6-0-0 | 17 |
| 18. Clemson | 3-3-0 | 19 |
| 19. Harvard | 2-2-0 | 16 |
| 20. San Diego State | 5-1-0 | nr |