WHA standings at the end of January 20, 1978
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
43 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 56 | 176 | 135 | -0.12 | 0.83 | 15-7-1 | 11-6-3 | 4-5-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
42 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 54 | 199 | 128 | -0.18 | 1.51 | 15-7-2 | 11-7-0 | 7-2-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
39 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 44 | 176 | 164 | -0.02 | 0.28 | 15-4-1 | 6-12-1 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
41 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 41 | 148 | 148 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 13-9-0 | 7-11-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
42 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 40 | 146 | 159 | 0.05 | -0.26 | 12-7-1 | 7-14-1 | 5-5-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
40 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 39 | 144 | 153 | -0.10 | -0.32 | 11-8-2 | 7-11-1 | 5-4-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
43 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 34 | 144 | 174 | 0.11 | -0.59 | 8-13-1 | 8-12-1 | 3-6-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
42 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 30 | 128 | 172 | 0.14 | -0.91 | 9-10-3 | 4-15-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 0.08 | -1.05 | 0-0-0 | 3-4-1 | 3-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 40 | 0.08 | -2.30 | 0-0-0 | 1-6-1 | 1-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||