Duke gets the nod at No. 1 over Connecticut, but that may change as soon as Week 1. The Huskies host the Blue Devils in the New England Ford Dealers Soccer Classic. Virginia retains most of a squad
that made it to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament, while both UCLA and Clemson have plugged holes with rich recruiting classes.
| RANK/TEAM
| 1999 RECORD |
| 1. Duke | 16-1-3 |
| 2. Connecticut | 19-5-0 |
| 3. Virginia
| 14-9-1 |
| 4. UCLA | 15-5-1 |
| 5. Clemson | 9-8-2 |
| 6. SMU | 16-4-0
|
| 7. Portland | 12-5-2 |
| 8. Penn State | 19-4-1 |
| 9. Indiana | 21-3-0
|
| 10. Furman | 21-2-1 |
| 11. Rhode Island | 17-4-1 |
| 12. Stanford | 12-4-3
|
| 13. Wake Forest | 13-3-5 |
| 14. Maryland | 14-6-0 |
| 15. Saint Louis | 17-4-2
|
| 16. Santa Clara | 16-4-3 |
| 17. UAB | 17-6-0 |
| 18. UMBC | 19-1-2
|
| 19. Brown | 13-5-0 |
| 20. Washington | 15-5-2 |
