The Sports Almanac

Women's National Basketball Association
Historical Standings
2000-2009


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2000
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Liberty
 20
 12
 .625
 --
Cleveland Rockers
 17
 15
 .531
 3
Orlando Miracle
 16
 16
 .500
 4
Washington Mystics
 14
 18
 .438
 6
Detroit Shock
 14
 18
 .438
 6
Miami Sol
 13
 19
 .406
 7
Indiana Fever
 9
 23
 .281
 11
Charlotte Sting
 8
 24
 .250
 12
2000
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Los Angeles Sparks
 28
 4
 .875
 --
Houston Comets
 27
 5
 .844
 1
Sacramento Monarchs
 21
 11
 .656
 7
Phoenix Mercury
 20
 12
 .625
 8
Utah Starzz
 18
 14
 .563
 10
Minnesota Lynx
 15
 17
 .469
 13
Portland Fire
 10
 22
 .313
 18
Seattle Storm
 6
 26
 .188
 22
2001
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Cleveland Rockers
 22
 10
 .688
 --
New York Liberty
 21
 11
 .656
 1
Miami Sol
 20
 12
 .625
 2
Charlotte Sting
 18
 14
 .563
 4
Orlando Miracle
 13
 19
 .406
 9
Detroit Shock
 10
 22
 .313
 12
Indiana Fever
 10
 22
 .313
 12
Washington Mystics
 10
 22
 .313
 12
2001
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Los Angeles Sparks
 28
 4
 .875
 --
Sacramento Monarchs
 20
 12
 .625
 8
Houston Comets
 19
 13
 .594
 9
Utah Starzz
 19
 13
 .594
 9
Phoenix Mercury
 13
 19
 .406
 15
Minnesota Lynx
 12
 20
 .375
 16
Portland Fire
 11
 21
 .344
 17
Seattle Storm
 10
 22
 .313
 28
2002
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Liberty
 18
 14
 .563
 --
Charlotte Sting
 18
 14
 .563
 --
Washington Mystics
 17
 15
 .531
 1
Indiana Fever
 16
 16
 .500
 2
Orlando Miracle
 16
 16
 .500
 2
Miami Sol
 15
 17
 .469
 3
Cleveland Rockers
 10
 22
 .313
 8
Detroit Shock
 9
 23
 .281
 9
2002
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Los Angeles Sparks
 25
 7
 .781
 --
Houston Comets
 24
 8
 .750
 1
Utah Starzz
 20
 12
 .625
 5
Seattle Storm
 17
 15
 .531
 8
Portland Fire
 16
 16
 .500
 9
Sacramento Monarchs
 14
 18
 .438
 11
Phoenix Mercury
 11
 21
 .344
 14
Minnesota Lynx
 10
 22
 .313
 15
2003
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Detroit Shock
 25
 9
 .735
 --
Charlotte Sting
 18
 16
 .529
 7
Connecticut Sun
 18
 16
 .529
 7
Cleveland Rockers
 17
 17
 .500
 8
Indiana Fever
 16
 18
 .471
 9
New York Liberty
 16
 18
 .471
 9
Washington Mystics
 9
 25
 .265
 16
2003
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Los Angeles Sparks
 24
 10
 .706
 --
Houston Comets
 20
 14
 .588
 4
Sacramento Monarchs
 19
 15
 .559
 5
Minnesota Lynx
 18
 16
 .529
 6
Seattle Storm
 18
 16
 .529
 6
San Antonio Silver Stars
 12
 22
 .353
 12
Phoenix Mercury
 8
 26
 .235
 16
2004
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Connecticut Sun
 18
 16
 .529
 --
New York Liberty
 18
 16
 .529
 --
Detroit Shock
 17
 17
 .500
 1
Washington Mystics
 17
 17
 .500
 1
Charlotte Sting
 16
 18
 .471
 2
Indiana Fever
 15
 19
 .441
 3
2004
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Los Angeles Sparks
 25
 9
 .735
 --
Seattle Storm
 20
 14
 .588
 5
Sacramento Monarchs
 18
 16
 .529
 7
Minnesota Lynx
 18
 16
 .529
 7
Phoenix Mercury
 17
 17
 .500
 8
Houston Comets
 13
 21
 .382
 12
San Antonio Silver Stars
 9
 25
 .265
 16
2005
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Connecticut Sun
 26
 8
 .765
 --
Indiana Fever
 21
 13
 .618
 5
New York Liberty
 18
 16
 .529
 8
Detroit Shock
 16
 18
 .471
 10
Washington Mystics
 16
 18
 .471
 10
Charlotte Sting
 6
 28
 .176
 20
2005
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Sacramento Monarchs
 25
 9
 .735
 --
Seattle Storm
 20
 14
 .588
 5
Houston Comets
 19
 15
 .559
 6
Los Angeles Sparks
 17
 17
 .500
 8
Phoenix Mercury
 16
 18
 .471
 9
Minnesota Lynx
 14
 20
 .412
 11
San Antonio Silver Stars
 7
 27
 .206
 18
2006
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Connecticut Sun
 26
 8
 .765
 --
Detroit Shock
 23
 11
 .676
 3
Indiana Fever
 21
 13
 .618
 5
Washington Mystics
 18
 16
 .529
 8
New York Liberty
 11
 23
 .324
 15
Charlotte Sting
 11
 23
 .324
 15
Chicago Sky
 5
 29
 .147
 21
2006
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Los Angeles Sparks
 25
 9
 .735
 --
Sacramento Monarchs
 21
 13
 .618
 4
Houston Comets
 18
 16
 .529
 7
Seattle Storm
 18
 16
 .529
 7
Phoenix Mercury
 18
 16
 .529
 7
San Anotnio Silver Stars
 13
 21
 .382
 12
Minnesota Lynx
 10
 24
 .294
 15
2007
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Detroit Shock
 24
 10
 .706
 --
Indiana Fever
 21
 13
 .618
 3
Connecticut Sun
 18
 16
 .529
 6
New York Liberty
 16
 18
 .471
 8
Washington Mystics
 16
 18
 .471
 8
Chicago Sky
 14
 20
 .412
 10
2007
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Phoenix Mercury
 23
 11
 .676
 --
San Antonio Silver Stars
 20
 14
 .588
 3
Sacramento Monarchs
 19
 15
 .559
 4
Seattle Storm
 17
 17
 .500
 6
Houston Comets
 13
 21
 .382
 10
Minnesota Lynx
 10
 24
 .294
 13
Los Angeles Sparks
 10
 24
 .294
 13
2008
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Detroit Shock
 22
 12
 .647
 --
Connecticut Sun
 21
 13
 .618
 1
New York Liberty
 19
 15
 .559
 3
Indiana Fever
 17
 17
 .500
 5
Chicago Sky
 12
 22
 .353
 10
Washington Mystics
 10
 24
 .294
 12
Atlanta Dream
 4
 30
 .118
 18
2008
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
San Antonio Silver Stars
 24
 10
 .706
 --
Seattle Storm
 22
 12
 .647
 2
Los Angeles Sparks
 20
 14
 .588
 4
Sacramento Monarchs
 18
 16
 .529
 6
Houston Comets
 17
 17
 .500
 7
Phoenix Mercury
 16
 18
 .471
 8
Minnesota Lynx
 16
 18
 .471
 8
2009
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Indiana Fever
 22
 12
 .647
 --
Atlanta Dream
 18
 16
 .529
 4
Detroit Shock
 18
 16
 .529
 4
Washington Mystics
 16
 18
 .471
 6
Chicago Sky
 16
 18
 .471
 6
Connecticut Sun
 16
 18
 .471
 6
New York Liberty
 13
 21
 .382
 9
2009
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Phoenix Mercury
 23
 11
 .676
 --
Seattle Storm
 20
 14
 .588
 3
Los Angeles Sparks
 18
 16
 .529
 5
San Antonio Silver Stars
 15
 19
 .441
 8
Minnesota Lynx
 14
 20
 .412
 9
Sacramento Monarchs
 12
 22
 .353
 11