WHA standings at the end of January 12, 1978
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
39 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 53 | 166 | 125 | -0.15 | 0.90 | 14-6-1 | 11-5-2 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
37 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 49 | 179 | 113 | -0.18 | 1.60 | 14-6-1 | 10-6-0 | 10-0-0 | Won 11 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
35 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 40 | 157 | 147 | -0.01 | 0.27 | 14-3-1 | 5-11-1 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
36 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 37 | 136 | 131 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 12-9-0 | 6-8-1 | 6-4-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
39 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 34 | 134 | 153 | 0.11 | -0.37 | 10-7-1 | 6-14-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
37 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 33 | 132 | 144 | -0.11 | -0.44 | 10-8-2 | 5-11-1 | 3-6-1 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
39 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 32 | 133 | 156 | 0.13 | -0.46 | 8-11-1 | 7-11-1 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
40 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 30 | 122 | 162 | 0.13 | -0.87 | 9-8-3 | 4-15-1 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 0.10 | -1.02 | 0-0-0 | 3-4-1 | 3-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 40 | 0.10 | -2.27 | 0-0-0 | 1-6-1 | 1-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||