2005 Women's National Basketball Association season

Seasons

2004

2005

2006

Teams and Alignment

Conference	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Eastern Conference	Charlotte Sting	Charlotte Coliseum	Charlotte, North Carolina
	Connecticut Sun	Mohegan Sun Arena	Mohegan Indian Reservation, Connecticut
	Detroit Shock	The Palace of Auburn Hills	Auburn Hills, Michigan
	Indiana Fever	Gainbridge Fieldhouse	Indianapolis
	New York Liberty	Madison Square Garden	Manhattan, New York
	Washington Mystics	Capital One Arena	Washington
Western Conference	Houston Comets	Toyota Center	Houston
	Los Angeles Sparks	Crypto.com Arena	Los Angeles
	Minnesota Lynx	Target Center	Minneapolis
	Phoenix Mercury	Mortgage Matchup Center	Phoenix
	Sacramento Monarchs	ARCO Arena (1988)	Sacramento, California
	San Antonio Silver Stars	Frost Bank Center	San Antonio
	Seattle Storm	Climate Pledge Arena	Seattle

Changes

• None.

Regular Season Results

Conference	Team	W	L	GB
Eastern Conference	Connecticut Sun	26	8
	Indiana Fever	21	13	5
	New York Liberty	18	16	8
	Detroit Shock	16	18	10
	Washington Mystics	16	18	10
	Charlotte Sting	6	28	20
Western Conference	Sacramento Monarchs	25	9
	Seattle Storm	20	14	5
	Houston Comets	19	15	6
	Los Angeles Sparks	17	17	8
	Phoenix Mercury	16	18	9
	Minnesota Lynx	14	20	11
	San Antonio Silver Stars	7	27	18

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Three)		Team (Best-of-Three)		Team (Best-of-Five)		Champions
Connecticut Sun	2	Connecticut Sun	2	Connecticut Sun	1	Sacramento Monarchs
Detroit Shock	0
Indiana Fever	2	Indiana Fever	0
New York Liberty	0
Sacramento Monarchs	2	Sacramento Monarchs	2	Sacramento Monarchs	3
Los Angeles Sparks	0
Seattle Storm	1	Houston Comets	0
Houston Comets	2

Special Event Results

Event	Away	Score	Home
WNBA All-Star Game	Western Conference	122-99	Eastern Conference

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Ara		Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	Charlotte, North Carolina	Charlotte Coliseum	Charlotte Sting	17		17
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division	Oakland County, Michigan	Auburn Hills, Michigan	The Palace of Auburn Hills	Detroit Shock	17	One	18
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area		Harris County, Texas	Houston	Toyota Center	Houston Comets	17	Two	19
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Marion County, Indiana	Indianapolis	Gainbridge Fieldhouse	Indiana Fever	17	Two	19
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	Los Angeles County, California	Los Angeles	Crypto.com Arena	Los Angeles Sparks	17	One	18
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Hennepin County, Minnesota	Minneapolis	Target Center	Minnesota Lynx	17		17
New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area		Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Mohegan Indian Reservation, Connecticut	Mohegan Sun Arena	Connecticut Sun	17	Four	21
						WNBA All-Star Game			One
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	New York County, New York	Manhattan, New York	Madison Square Garden	New York Liberty	17	One	18
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area		Maricopa County, Arizona	Phoenix	Mortgage Matchup Center	Phoenix Mercury	17		17
Sacramento-Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Sacramento County, California	Sacramento, California	ARCO Arena (1988)	Sacramento Monarchs	17	Four	21
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX Combined Statistical Area	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area		Bexar County, Texas	San Antonio	Frost Bank Center	San Antonio Silver Stars	17		17
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division	King County, Washington	Seattle	Climate Pledge Arena	Seattle Storm	17	Two	19
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division	District of Columbia		Capital One Arena	Washington Mystics	17		17
Total							221	17	239