WHA standings at the end of January 21, 1978
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
44 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 56 | 178 | 138 | -0.11 | 0.80 | 15-7-1 | 11-7-3 | 3-6-1 | Lost 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 |
40 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 46 | 179 | 166 | -0.01 | 0.32 | 16-4-1 | 6-12-1 | 5-4-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
42 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 43 | 151 | 150 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 13-9-0 | 8-11-1 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
41 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 41 | 149 | 155 | -0.12 | -0.26 | 12-8-2 | 7-11-1 | 5-4-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
42 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 40 | 146 | 159 | 0.05 | -0.26 | 12-7-1 | 7-14-1 | 5-5-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
44 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 34 | 146 | 179 | 0.11 | -0.64 | 8-13-1 | 8-13-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
43 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 30 | 130 | 175 | 0.14 | -0.91 | 9-11-3 | 4-15-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 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 | ||||||