WNBA 2005 season

Champions Sacramento def. Connecticut 3–1MVP Sheryl SwoopesFinals MVP Yolanda Griffith

Standings

2005 standings, Eastern Conference
Team	G	W	L	W%	GB	Home	Away	Streak	PPG	Opp PPG	PPG Diff	Off Rtg	Def Rtg	Net Rtg	Playoffs
Connecticut Sun	34	26	8	.765	—	14–3	12–5	W2	72.8	66.0	+6.8	100.7	91.3	+9.4	Lost WNBA Finals 1–3
Indiana Fever	34	21	13	.618	5.0	14–3	7–10	W1	63.8	62.7	+1.1	92.0	90.5	+1.6	Lost Eastern Conference Finals 0–2
New York Liberty	34	18	16	.529	8.0	10–7	8–9	L3	68.1	67.2	+0.9	99.2	97.9	+1.3	Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals 0–2
Detroit Shock	34	16	18	.471	10.0	12–5	4–13	L1	66.1	67.3	−1.2	88.4	90.0	−1.6	Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals 0–2
Washington Mystics	34	16	18	.471	10.0	10–7	6–11	W1	66.6	67.8	−1.2	94.9	96.6	−1.8
Charlotte Sting	34	6	28	.176	20.0	5–12	1–16	L1	61.6	68.7	−7.1	87.5	97.6	−10.0

2005 standings, Western Conference
Team	G	W	L	W%	GB	Home	Away	Streak	PPG	Opp PPG	PPG Diff	Off Rtg	Def Rtg	Net Rtg	Playoffs
Sacramento Monarchs	34	25	9	.735	—	15–2	10–7	W1	68.5	61.6	+6.9	95.2	85.5	+9.6	Won WNBA Finals 3–1
Seattle Storm	34	20	14	.588	5.0	14–3	6–11	W3	73.5	70.8	+2.7	97.7	94.2	+3.6	Lost Western Conference Semifinals 1–2
Houston Comets	34	19	15	.559	6.0	11–6	8–9	W2	67.9	66.6	+1.4	96.8	94.9	+1.9	Lost Western Conference Finals 0–2
Los Angeles Sparks	34	17	17	.500	8.0	11–6	6–11	L1	68.4	69.0	−0.6	93.6	94.4	−0.8	Lost Western Conference Semifinals 0–2
Phoenix Mercury	34	16	18	.471	9.0	11–6	5–12	L3	69.4	69.2	+0.2	95.4	95.2	+0.3
Minnesota Lynx	34	14	20	.412	11.0	11–6	3–14	L4	65.0	67.3	−2.3	91.0	94.2	−3.2
San Antonio Silver Stars	34	7	27	.206	18.0	5–12	2–15	L9	63.0	70.6	−7.6	89.1	99.9	−10.8