2005 USL W-League season

Blue indicates division title clinched Green indicates playoff berth clinched Five teams from the Eastern Conference, four teams from the Central Conference and two from the Western Conference qualify for the playoffs.

In the Eastern Conference, the division champion with the best record receives a bye, and will play the winner of the teams with the 4th and 5th-best conference records.

The other division champion will play the seventh-place team, and plays the winner of the third-place and sixth-place teams.

The two teams in the Western Conference will play each other to advance to the W-League Semifinals.

The regular season champion, New Jersey Wildcats, received a bye into the W-League semifinals, with the eighth-place team from the Eastern Conference receiving a playoff berth.