| Competition: | USL W-League |
| Season: | 2010 |
| Winners: | Buffalo Flash |
| Prevseason: | 2009 |
| Nextseason: | 2011 |
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.
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 |
Three teams were added for the season:
| Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rush | Denver area | Denver, CO | expansion | |
| New Jersey Rangers | North Jersey area | Denville, NJ | expansion | |
| North Jersey Valkyries | North Jersey area | Wayne, NJ | expansion |
10 teams folded or left the league after the 2009 season:
Orange indicates W-League title and bye into W-League semifinals.
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
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.
Central Conference
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
------------
--------
----