2005 WNBA season standings
Every 2005 WNBA race charted day by day: East and West. Final standings, from a season that ran May 21 to August 27, 2005.
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East standings, 2005
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Connecticut Sun (CON) | 26 | 8 | .765 | - | 8-2 | W2 |
| Indiana Fever (IND) | 21 | 13 | .618 | 5 | 6-4 | W1 |
| New York Liberty (NYL) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 8 | 6-4 | L3 |
| Detroit Shock (DET) | 16 | 18 | .471 | 10 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Washington Mystics (WAS) | 16 | 18 | .471 | 10 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Charlotte Sting (CHA) | 6 | 28 | .176 | 20 | 3-7 | L1 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands once.
- The Connecticut Sun trailed by as many as 1.5 games on May 24, 2005.
- The Connecticut Sun took first place for good on June 11, 2005.
- The Connecticut Sun won 8 games in a row from May 22, 2005 to June 20, 2005, the longest run of the race.
- The Detroit Shock led by 1 game as late as June 6, 2005.
- The Connecticut Sun went 9-1 from June 6, 2005 to June 30, 2005, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 3.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 18 of the 68 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Connecticut Sun spent 81 of the season's 99 charted days in first place.