2010 USL W-League season
The 2010 W-League Season was the league's 16th. The regular season began in May and ended in July. The playoffs began in late July and ended in August.
Changes from 2009 season
Name Changes
Two teams changed their name in the off-season:| Team Name | Metro Area | Previous Name |
| Santa Clarita Blue Heat | Los Angeles area | Ventura County Fusion |
| Washington Freedom Futures | Washington, D.C. area | Washington Freedom Reserves |
Expansion Teams
Three teams were added for the season:| Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
| Colorado Rush Women | Denver area | Denver, CO | expansion |
| New Jersey Rangers | North Jersey area | Denville, NJ | expansion |
| North Jersey Valkyries | North Jersey area | Wayne, NJ | expansion |
Teams Leaving
10 teams folded or left the league after the 2009 season:- Boston Renegades
- Cary Lady Clarets
- Connecticut Passion
- FC Indiana
- Fort Wayne Fever
- Los Angeles Legends
- Minnesota Lightning
- Real Colorado Cougars
- Richmond Kickers Destiny
- Western Mass Lady Pioneers
Standings
Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Yellow indicates team would qualify for playoffs in current position
Red indicates team is eliminated from playoffs
Central Conference
Great Lakes Division
Midwest Division
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Northeast Division
Western Conference
Playoffs
Format
The W-League champion will earn an automatic bye into the W-League Semifinals, with the highest-placed team in the division not making the playoffs will earn a playoff berth.The Central Conference will have 5 playoff spots. The second and third place teams from the Great Lakes Division will play each other. The winner will play the Midwest Division champions, while the Great Lakes Division champion will play the second place team of the Midwest Division. The winners of those games will play to determine the conference champion. The Eastern Conference division champions will play the second place team of the opposite division, the winners facing off to determine who goes to the W-League Semifinals. The Western Conference will have their top two teams facing off to determine their conference champion.
The W-League Semifinals will put the regular season champion against the lowest seeded conference champion, and the higher-ranked conference champions against each other. The winners of these games will play in the championship.
Conference Brackets
Central ConferenceEastern Conference
Western Conference
W-League Championship Bracket
Divisional Round
Conference Semifinals
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Conference Finals
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