(55 teams in 2004; 49 teams in 2003)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Mid Atlantic Division
*Carolina Dynamo, Chesapeake Dragons, Raleigh CASL Elite, Richmond Kickers Future, West Virginia Chaos, Williamsburg Legacy.
Northeast Division
Albany Blackwatch Highlanders, Brooklyn Knights, Cape Cod Crusaders, Jersey Falcons, *New Jersey Stallions, *Reading Rage, Rhode Island Stingrays, South Jersey Barons, Vermont Voltage.
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
Mid South Division
Austin Lightning, *El Paso Patriots, *Las Cruces, Louisiana Outlaw, Memphis Express, Nashville Metros, New Orleans Shell Shockers, Texas Spurs.
Southeast Division
*Ajax Orlando Prospects, Bradenton Academics, Central Florida Kraze, Cocoa Expos, Palm Beach Pumas.
CENTRAL CONFERENCE
Great Lakes Division
*Cleveland Internationals, Columbus Shooting Stars, Fort Wayne Fever, Indiana Invaders, Kalamazoo Kingdom, Michigan Bucks, Toledo Slayers, West Michigan Edge.
Heartland Division
Boulder Rapids Reserve, Chicago Fire Reserves, *Colorado Springs, Des Moines Menace, *Indiana Blast, Kansas City Brass, Sioux Falls SpitFire, St Louis Strikers, Thunder Bay Chill, Wisconsin Rebels.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Northwest Division
*Abbotsford Rangers, Cascade Surge, Spokane Shadow, Yakima Reds.
Southwest Division
BYU Cougars, Fresno Fuego, Nevada Wonders, Orange County Blue Star and Southern California Seahorses.
*New in 2004.
Gone: Calgary Storm Prospects, Greenville Lions, Houston Toros, Worcester Kings.