Sue Bird and forward 
Lauren Jackson headline the All-WNBA First Team. Bird is making her fourth straight appearance and joins former Houston Comets guard Cynthia Cooper as the only two players in league history to make All-WNBA First Team in each of their first four professional seasons. Jackson, who finished as the runner-up in 2005 MVP voting, is a member of the First Team for the third season in a row.
Joining Bird and Jackson on the First Team at forward are 
Sheryl Swoopes of the Comets, the WNBA's 2005 MVP; the Detroit Shock’s Deanna Nolan, in her first appearance on the First Team; and Sacramento Monarchs’ center Yolanda Griffith, a two-time First Team performer.
The 2005 All-WNBA Second Team presented by Bud Light features five All-Stars, led by nine-time All-WNBA center Lisa Leslie. Forwards on the Second Team are 2005 Defensive Player of the Year Tamika Catchings from Indiana and 2005 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship award winner Taj McWilliams-Franklin from Connecticut. Rounding out the Second Team are the New York Liberty’s Becky Hammon and Phoenix Mercury’s Diana Taurasi in the backcourt.
Each All-WNBA player will receive a Tiffany-designed trophy. In addition, Bud Light will present $10,000 to each member of the First Team and $5,000 to each member of the Second Team.
Players named to the 2005 All-WNBA First and Second Teams were selected, by position, from a panel of national sportswriters and broadcasters, with First Team votes receiving five points and Second Team votes receiving three votes.
Below are the complete results of the 2005 All-WNBA First and Second Team voting:
2005 All-WNBA FIRST TEAM PRESENTED BY BUD LIGHT
| Total Points | Player, Team | Position |
| 233 | Sheryl Swoopes (Houston Comets) | Forward |
| 223 | Lauren Jackson (Seattle Storm) | Forward |
| 169 | Deanna Nolan (Detroit Shock) | Guard |
| 142 | Sue Bird (Seattle Storm) | Guard |
| 164 | Yolanda Griffith (Sacramento Monarchs) | Center |
2005 All-WNBA SECOND TEAM PRESENTED BY BUD LIGHT
| Total Points | Player, Team | Position |
| 205 | Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever) | Forward |
| 127 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (Connecticut Sun) | Forward |
| 126 | Becky Hammon (New York Liberty) | Guard |
| 124 | Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury) | Guard |
| 106 | Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles Sparks) | Center |
Other players receiving votes:
Forwards – Chamique Holdsclaw, Los Angeles Sparks (104), Cheryl Ford, Detroit Shock (15), DeMya Walker, Sacramento Monarchs (9), Nicole Powell, Sacramento Monarchs (3).
Guards – Lindsay Whalen, Connecticut Sun (118), Nykesha Sales, Connecticut Sun (91), Alana Beard, Washington Mystics (15), Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento Monarchs (8), Janeth Arcain, Houston Comets (3).
Center – Michelle Snow, Houston Comets (9), Ann Wauters, New York Liberty (6).
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