The following is the Soccer America Women’s Top 20 covering games through Sunday, Sept. 3:
| Rank/Team | Last Record | Week |
| 1. North Carolina | 4-0-0 | 1 |
| 2. Santa Clara | 2-0-0 | 3 |
| 3. Notre Dame | 3-0-0 | 4 |
| 4. Nebraska | 4-0-0 | 5 |
| 5. Stanford | 2-0-0 | 6 |
| 6. Clemson | 4-0-0 | 7 |
| 7. Connecticut | 1-0-1 | 8 |
| 8. UCLA | 3-1-0 | 10 |
| 9. Texas A&M | 3-1-0 | 12 |
| 10. Hartford | 1-1-0 | 9 |
| 11. Penn State | 2-1-1 | 2 |
| 12. USC | 3-0-0 | 16 |
| 13. Missouri | 3-1-0 | NR |
| 14. Wake Forest | 3-1-0 | 11 |
| 15. Minnesota | 2-1-0 | NR |
| 16. Virginia | 1-1-0 | 15 |
| 17. Washington | 3-0-0 | NR |
| 18. Duke | 3-0-0 | NR |
| 19. Maryland | 2-1-0 | NR |
| 20. Arizona State | 3-0-0 | NR |