WHA standings at the end of January 29, 1978
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
49 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 62 | 204 | 157 | -0.14 | 0.82 | 16-7-1 | 13-9-3 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
47 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 56 | 219 | 153 | -0.19 | 1.21 | 15-8-2 | 12-10-0 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
46 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 49 | 167 | 170 | -0.06 | -0.13 | 15-9-2 | 8-11-1 | 8-2-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
44 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 48 | 197 | 190 | 0.01 | 0.16 | 16-5-1 | 7-14-1 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
46 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 47 | 171 | 167 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 15-10-0 | 8-12-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
46 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 44 | 164 | 176 | 0.09 | -0.17 | 14-8-1 | 7-15-1 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
47 | 18 | 27 | 2 | 38 | 163 | 196 | 0.11 | -0.59 | 10-14-1 | 8-13-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
45 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 32 | 137 | 185 | 0.15 | -0.91 | 9-11-3 | 5-16-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 0.06 | -1.06 | 0-0-0 | 3-4-1 | 3-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 40 | 0.06 | -2.31 | 0-0-0 | 1-6-1 | 1-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||