WHA standings at the end of January 5, 1978
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
36 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 51 | 154 | 113 | -0.14 | 1.00 | 13-5-1 | 11-4-2 | 7-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
34 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 43 | 160 | 108 | -0.14 | 1.39 | 12-6-1 | 9-6-0 | 9-1-0 | Won 8 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
32 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 38 | 147 | 136 | 0.03 | 0.37 | 13-3-1 | 5-9-1 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
33 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 33 | 129 | 125 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 12-8-0 | 4-8-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
34 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 33 | 125 | 132 | -0.11 | -0.31 | 10-6-2 | 5-10-1 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
35 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 30 | 117 | 128 | 0.05 | -0.26 | 9-7-1 | 5-12-1 | 6-4-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
36 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 30 | 125 | 146 | 0.10 | -0.49 | 7-10-1 | 7-10-1 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
36 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 24 | 112 | 153 | 0.12 | -1.02 | 7-8-3 | 3-14-1 | 1-8-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 0.10 | -1.02 | 0-0-0 | 3-4-1 | 3-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 40 | 0.10 | -2.27 | 0-0-0 | 1-6-1 | 1-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||