| 1979-80 WHA Standings | ||||||||||
| East Division | G | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | GFA | GAA | |
| Birmingham Bulls | 36 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 38 | 129 | 120 | 3.6 | 3.3 | |
| Kansas City Tornados | 36 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 37 | 136 | 140 | 3.8 | 3.9 | |
| Cincinnati Stingers | 36 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 32 | 132 | 144 | 3.7 | 4.0 | |
| New England Whalers | 36 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 125 | 145 | 3.5 | 4.0 | |
| West Division | G | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | GFA | GAA | |
| Edmonton Oilers | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 167 | 108 | 4.6 | 3.0 | |
| Quebec Nordiques | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 150 | 110 | 4.2 | 3.1 | |
| Winnipeg Jets | 36 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 37 | 140 | 149 | 3.9 | 4.1 | |
| Houston Aeros | 36 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 87 | 150 | 2.4 | 4.2 | |
| League Totals | 144 | 1066 | 1066 | 3.7 | 3.7 | |||||