WHA standings at the end of January 22, 1978
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
45 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 58 | 184 | 141 | -0.11 | 0.84 | 16-7-1 | 11-7-3 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
43 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 54 | 203 | 133 | -0.19 | 1.44 | 15-8-2 | 11-7-0 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
41 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 46 | 182 | 172 | 0.02 | 0.26 | 16-4-1 | 6-13-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
42 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 43 | 153 | 157 | -0.12 | -0.22 | 13-8-2 | 7-11-1 | 6-4-0 | Won 5 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
43 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 43 | 153 | 155 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 13-9-0 | 8-12-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
43 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 40 | 148 | 163 | 0.05 | -0.30 | 12-7-1 | 7-15-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
45 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 36 | 151 | 181 | 0.09 | -0.57 | 9-13-1 | 8-13-1 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
44 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 32 | 135 | 179 | 0.17 | -0.83 | 9-11-3 | 5-15-1 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 0.08 | -1.05 | 0-0-0 | 3-4-1 | 3-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 40 | 0.08 | -2.30 | 0-0-0 | 1-6-1 | 1-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||