2005 WNBA Western Conference standings
The Sacramento Monarchs won the 2005 WNBA Western Conference playoff race at 25-9, 5 games ahead of the Seattle Storm.
🏆How the 2005 playoffs went
Loading season data…
West standings, 2005
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Sacramento Monarchs (SAC) | 25 | 9 | .735 | - | 8-2 | W1 |
| Seattle Storm (SEA) | 20 | 14 | .588 | 5 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Houston Comets (HOU) | 19 | 15 | .559 | 6 | 5-5 | W2 |
| Los Angeles Sparks (LAS) | 17 | 17 | .500 | 8 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Phoenix Mercury (PHO) | 16 | 18 | .471 | 9 | 5-5 | L3 |
| Minnesota Lynx (MIN) | 14 | 20 | .412 | 11 | 3-7 | L4 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars (SAN) | 7 | 27 | .206 | 18 | 1-9 | L9 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands twice.
- The Sacramento Monarchs trailed by as many as half a game on May 22, 2005.
- The Sacramento Monarchs took first place for good on June 7, 2005.
- The Sacramento Monarchs won 7 games in a row from July 24, 2005 to August 7, 2005, the longest run of the race.
- The Sacramento Monarchs went 8-1 from July 28, 2005 to August 20, 2005, turning a lead of 1.5 games into a lead of 6 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 25 of the 75 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Sacramento Monarchs spent 94 of the season's 99 charted days in first place.