WHA standings at the end of January 31, 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 |
48 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 58 | 226 | 155 | -0.19 | 1.29 | 15-8-2 | 13-10-0 | 4-5-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
47 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 51 | 171 | 172 | -0.07 | -0.09 | 15-9-2 | 9-11-1 | 9-1-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
47 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 49 | 177 | 171 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 15-10-0 | 9-12-1 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
45 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 48 | 199 | 197 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 16-6-1 | 7-14-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
47 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 44 | 166 | 180 | 0.10 | -0.20 | 14-9-1 | 7-15-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
48 | 19 | 27 | 2 | 40 | 167 | 199 | 0.09 | -0.57 | 10-14-1 | 9-13-1 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
47 | 14 | 29 | 4 | 32 | 144 | 195 | 0.15 | -0.94 | 9-13-3 | 5-16-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 0.07 | -1.06 | 0-0-0 | 3-4-1 | 3-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 40 | 0.07 | -2.31 | 0-0-0 | 1-6-1 | 1-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||