Here is the Soccer America Top 20, taking into account games played through Sept. 27.
| Rank/Team | Record | Last Week |
| 1. North Carolina | 8-0-0 | 1 |
| 2. Notre Dame | 8-1-0 | 3 |
| 3. Santa Clara | 8-0-1 | 2 |
| 4. Florida | 8-0-0 | 4 |
| 5. Connecticut | 9-0-0 | 5 |
| 6. Penn State | 8-0-1 | 6 |
| 7. Portland | 7-0-1 | 7 |
| 8. William & Mary | 7-0-1 | 8 |
| 9. Virginia | 6-2-1 | 10 |
| 10. Hartford | 5-3-0 | 11 |
| 11. Northwestern | 8-0-1 | 12 |
| 12. UCLA | 7-1-1 | 9 |
| 13. Stanford | 5-1-2 | 15 |
| 14. Dartmouth | 4-1-1 | 13 |
| 15. Nebraska | 6-2-0 | 14 |
| 16. Texas A&M | 5-3-0 | 16 |
| 17. Clemson | 5-3-0 | 18 |
| 18. Harvard | 4-2-0 | 19 |
| 19. San Diego St. | 7-1-0 | 20 |
| 20. Maryland | 6-3-0 | nr |