WHA standings at the end of September 5, 1978
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets |
80 | 50 | 28 | 2 | 102 | 381 | 270 | -0.16 | 1.22 | 28-11-2 | 22-17-0 | 5-5-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 New England Whalers |
80 | 44 | 31 | 5 | 93 | 335 | 269 | -0.10 | 0.73 | 26-14-1 | 18-17-4 | 6-3-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
80 | 42 | 34 | 4 | 88 | 296 | 302 | 0.01 | -0.07 | 26-13-2 | 16-21-2 | 7-3-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
80 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 83 | 349 | 347 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 29-10-2 | 11-27-1 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
80 | 38 | 39 | 3 | 79 | 309 | 307 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 24-15-2 | 14-24-1 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
80 | 36 | 41 | 3 | 75 | 287 | 314 | 0.04 | -0.29 | 23-16-2 | 13-25-1 | 6-3-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
80 | 35 | 42 | 3 | 73 | 298 | 332 | 0.04 | -0.38 | 21-19-1 | 14-23-2 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
80 | 24 | 51 | 5 | 53 | 267 | 353 | 0.13 | -0.95 | 17-21-3 | 7-30-2 | 1-9-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 0.04 | -1.08 | 0-0-0 | 3-4-1 | 3-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 40 | 0.04 | -2.33 | 0-0-0 | 1-6-1 | 1-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||