The Philadelphia Fight won their fourth USARL Championship, defeating the Jacksonville Axemen 42-20.
The Connecticut Wildcats folded after the 2015 season, and were replaced by the White Plains Wombats Teams in the South Conference played 6 games on a double round-robin schedule.
Teams in the North Conference played 8 games, primarily within their own division.
The winners played the teams with the best records in their respective divisions in the North Conference Divisional Finals.
After the conclusion of the 2016 season, the USARL held the first annual All-Star Game, with two teams made up of the best players from each conference.