WHA standings at the end of January 18, 1978
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
42 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 55 | 172 | 131 | -0.16 | 0.82 | 15-7-1 | 11-6-2 | 5-5-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
41 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 53 | 195 | 124 | -0.20 | 1.53 | 15-7-1 | 11-7-0 | 8-2-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
38 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 42 | 168 | 162 | 0.01 | 0.17 | 15-4-1 | 5-12-1 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
40 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 41 | 145 | 143 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 13-9-0 | 7-10-1 | 6-4-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
41 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 38 | 141 | 156 | 0.06 | -0.31 | 11-7-1 | 7-14-1 | 5-5-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
39 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 37 | 140 | 150 | -0.07 | -0.33 | 11-8-2 | 6-11-1 | 4-5-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
42 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 34 | 142 | 166 | 0.09 | -0.49 | 8-12-1 | 8-12-1 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
41 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 30 | 125 | 168 | 0.15 | -0.90 | 9-9-3 | 4-15-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 0.08 | -1.04 | 0-0-0 | 3-4-1 | 3-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 40 | 0.08 | -2.29 | 0-0-0 | 1-6-1 | 1-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||