WHA standings at the end of January 27, 1978
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
47 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 60 | 197 | 151 | -0.14 | 0.84 | 16-7-1 | 12-8-3 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
45 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 54 | 206 | 141 | -0.18 | 1.26 | 15-8-2 | 11-9-0 | 4-5-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
44 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 47 | 161 | 163 | -0.09 | -0.14 | 14-8-2 | 8-11-1 | 7-3-0 | Won 7 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
45 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 47 | 168 | 163 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 15-9-0 | 8-12-1 | 6-4-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
43 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 46 | 193 | 187 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 16-5-1 | 6-14-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
45 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 42 | 156 | 171 | 0.09 | -0.25 | 13-8-1 | 7-15-1 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
46 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 38 | 159 | 188 | 0.09 | -0.54 | 10-13-1 | 8-13-1 | 4-6-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
45 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 32 | 137 | 185 | 0.16 | -0.90 | 9-11-3 | 5-16-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 0.07 | -1.05 | 0-0-0 | 3-4-1 | 3-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 40 | 0.07 | -2.30 | 0-0-0 | 1-6-1 | 1-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||