T - tied; Tiebreakers not applied to historical standings. Teams are sorted by win %
Atlantic
| October | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
| Oct 13, 1978 | NJN (1-0) T1 | PHI (1-0) T1 | WSB (1-0) T1 | BOS (0-1) T4 | NYK (0-1) T4 |
| Oct 14, 1978 | NJN (2-0) T1 | PHI (1-0) T1 | WSB (1-0) T1 | BOS (0-2) T4 | NYK (0-1) T4 |
| Oct 15, 1978 | NJN (2-0) T1 | PHI (1-0) T1 | WSB (1-0) T1 | BOS (0-2) T4 | NYK (0-1) T4 |
| Oct 17, 1978 | WSB (2-0) T1 | PHI (1-0) T1 | NJN (2-1) | BOS (0-2) T4 | NYK (0-2) T4 |
| Oct 18, 1978 | WSB (3-0) | NJN (2-2) T2 | PHI (1-1) T2 | BOS (1-2) | NYK (0-2) |
| Oct 19, 1978 | WSB (3-0) | NJN (2-2) T2 | PHI (1-1) T2 | BOS (1-3) | NYK (0-2) |
| Oct 20, 1978 | WSB (3-0) | PHI (2-1) | NJN (2-3) | NYK (1-2) | BOS (1-3) |
| Oct 21, 1978 | WSB (4-0) | PHI (3-1) | NYK (2-2) | NJN (2-4) | BOS (1-4) |
| Oct 22, 1978 | WSB (4-0) | PHI (3-1) | NYK (2-2) | NJN (2-4) | BOS (1-4) |
| Oct 24, 1978 | WSB (4-1) | PHI (3-1) | NYK (3-2) | NJN (3-4) | BOS (1-5) |
| Oct 25, 1978 | PHI (4-1) | WSB (4-2) | NJN (4-4) T3 | NYK (3-3) T3 | BOS (1-5) |
| Oct 26, 1978 | PHI (4-1) | WSB (4-2) | NJN (4-4) | NYK (3-4) | BOS (1-5) |
| Oct 27, 1978 | PHI (4-1) | WSB (4-3) | NJN (5-4) | NYK (3-4) | BOS (1-5) |
| Oct 28, 1978 | PHI (5-1) | NJN (6-4) | WSB (4-3) | NYK (4-4) | BOS (1-6) |
| Oct 29, 1978 | PHI (5-1) | NJN (6-4) | NYK (4-4) T3 | WSB (4-4) T3 | BOS (1-6) |
| Oct 31, 1978 | PHI (5-1) | NJN (6-4) | NYK (4-5) T3 | WSB (4-5) T3 | BOS (1-6) |
| November | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
| Nov 1, 1978 | PHI (6-1) | NJN (7-4) | WSB (5-5) | NYK (4-5) | BOS (2-6) |
| Nov 2, 1978 | PHI (6-1) | NJN (7-4) | NYK (5-5) T3 | WSB (5-5) T3 | BOS (2-6) |
| Nov 3, 1978 | PHI (7-1) | NJN (7-5) | WSB (5-5) | NYK (5-6) | BOS (2-7) |
| Nov 4, 1978 | PHI (7-1) | NJN (8-5) | WSB (6-5) | NYK (5-6) | BOS (2-7) |
| Nov 5, 1978 | PHI (7-1) | NJN (8-5) | WSB (6-5) | NYK (5-7) | BOS (2-7) |
| Nov 7, 1978 | PHI (7-1) | NJN (8-5) | WSB (7-5) | NYK (5-7) | BOS (2-8) |
| Nov 8, 1978 | PHI (8-1) | WSB (7-5) | NJN (8-6) | NYK (6-7) | BOS (2-9) |
| Nov 9, 1978 | PHI (8-1) | WSB (7-5) | NJN (8-6) | NYK (6-8) | BOS (2-9) |
| Nov 10, 1978 | PHI (9-1) | NJN (9-6) | WSB (7-6) | NYK (6-8) | BOS (2-10) |
| Nov 11, 1978 | PHI (10-1) | NJN (10-6) | WSB (7-7) | NYK (7-8) | BOS (2-11) |
| Nov 12, 1978 | PHI (10-1) | NJN (10-6) | WSB (7-7) | NYK (7-8) | BOS (2-12) |
| Nov 14, 1978 | PHI (10-2) | NJN (11-6) | WSB (8-7) | NYK (8-8) | BOS (2-12) |
| Nov 15, 1978 | PHI (11-2) | NJN (11-6) | WSB (9-7) | NYK (8-8) | BOS (2-12) |
| Nov 16, 1978 | PHI (11-2) | NJN (11-6) | WSB (9-7) | NYK (9-8) | BOS (2-12) |
| Nov 17, 1978 | PHI (12-2) | NJN (11-7) | WSB (10-7) | NYK (9-8) | BOS (3-12) |
| Nov 18, 1978 | PHI (12-3) | WSB (11-7) | NJN (11-8) | NYK (10-8) | BOS (4-12) |
| Nov 19, 1978 | PHI (12-3) | WSB (11-7) | NJN (11-8) | NYK (10-8) | BOS (4-12) |
| Nov 21, 1978 | PHI (12-4) | WSB (11-7) | NYK (11-8) | NJN (11-9) | BOS (4-12) |
| Nov 22, 1978 | PHI (12-4) | WSB (12-7) | NYK (11-8) | NJN (12-9) | BOS (4-13) |
| Nov 23, 1978 | PHI (12-4) | WSB (12-7) | NYK (11-8) | NJN (12-9) | BOS (4-13) |
| Nov 24, 1978 | PHI (13-4) | WSB (13-7) | NJN (13-9) | NYK (11-9) | BOS (5-13) |
| Nov 25, 1978 | PHI (13-5) | WSB (13-7) | NYK (12-9) | NJN (13-10) | BOS (5-13) |
| Nov 26, 1978 | PHI (13-5) | WSB (14-7) | NYK (12-9) | NJN (13-10) | BOS (5-14) |
| Nov 28, 1978 | PHI (13-6) | WSB (15-7) | NJN (13-10) | NYK (12-10) | BOS (5-15) |
| Nov 29, 1978 | PHI (14-6) | WSB (15-7) | NJN (13-11) | NYK (12-11) | BOS (5-15) |
| Nov 30, 1978 | PHI (14-6) | WSB (15-7) | NJN (13-11) | NYK (12-12) | BOS (5-16) |
| December | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
| Dec 1, 1978 | PHI (14-6) | WSB (16-7) | NJN (14-11) | NYK (12-12) | BOS (6-16) |
| Dec 2, 1978 | WSB (16-8) T1 | PHI (14-7) T1 | NJN (14-11) | NYK (13-12) | BOS (7-16) |
| Dec 3, 1978 | WSB (16-8) T1 | PHI (14-7) T1 | NJN (15-11) | NYK (13-12) | BOS (7-16) |
| Dec 5, 1978 | WSB (17-8) | PHI (14-8) | NJN (15-11) | NYK (13-13) | BOS (8-16) |
| Dec 6, 1978 | WSB (18-8) | PHI (15-8) | NJN (15-12) | NYK (13-13) | BOS (9-16) |
| Dec 7, 1978 | WSB (18-8) | PHI (15-8) | NJN (15-12) | NYK (13-13) | BOS (9-16) |
| Dec 8, 1978 | WSB (18-9) | PHI (15-8) | NJN (16-12) | NYK (13-13) | BOS (9-17) |
| Dec 9, 1978 | WSB (19-9) | PHI (15-9) | NJN (17-12) | NYK (13-14) | BOS (9-17) |
| Dec 10, 1978 | WSB (19-9) | PHI (15-9) | NJN (17-12) | NYK (13-14) | BOS (9-17) |
| Dec 12, 1978 | WSB (19-9) | PHI (15-9) | NJN (17-12) | NYK (13-15) | BOS (9-18) |
| Dec 13, 1978 | WSB (20-9) | PHI (16-9) | NJN (17-12) | NYK (13-16) | BOS (10-18) |
| Dec 14, 1978 | WSB (20-9) | PHI (16-9) | NJN (17-12) | NYK (13-16) | BOS (10-18) |
| Dec 15, 1978 | WSB (21-9) | PHI (17-9) | NJN (17-13) | NYK (14-16) | BOS (10-19) |
| Dec 16, 1978 | WSB (22-9) | PHI (17-9) | NJN (17-13) | NYK (14-16) | BOS (10-20) |
| Dec 17, 1978 | WSB (22-9) | PHI (18-9) | NJN (17-13) | NYK (15-16) | BOS (10-20) |
| Dec 19, 1978 | WSB (22-9) | PHI (19-9) | NJN (17-13) | NYK (16-16) | BOS (10-20) |
| Dec 20, 1978 | WSB (23-9) | PHI (19-10) | NJN (17-14) | NYK (16-17) | BOS (11-20) |
| Dec 21, 1978 | WSB (23-9) | PHI (19-10) | NJN (17-14) | NYK (16-17) | BOS (11-20) |
| Dec 22, 1978 | WSB (23-10) | PHI (20-10) | NJN (17-14) | NYK (16-17) | BOS (12-20) |
| Dec 23, 1978 | WSB (23-11) | PHI (20-10) | NJN (17-14) | NYK (16-18) | BOS (12-20) |
| Dec 25, 1978 | PHI (21-10) | WSB (23-11) | NJN (17-14) | NYK (16-19) | BOS (12-20) |
| Dec 26, 1978 | WSB (24-11) | PHI (21-10) | NJN (17-14) | NYK (16-19) | BOS (12-20) |
| Dec 27, 1978 | PHI (22-10) | WSB (24-11) | NJN (17-15) | NYK (17-19) | BOS (13-20) |
| Dec 28, 1978 | PHI (22-10) | WSB (24-12) | NJN (17-15) | NYK (18-19) | BOS (13-20) |
| Dec 29, 1978 | PHI (23-10) | WSB (24-12) | NJN (17-16) | NYK (18-19) | BOS (13-20) |
| Dec 30, 1978 | PHI (23-11) | WSB (24-12) | NYK (19-19) T3 | NJN (17-17) T3 | BOS (13-21) |
| January | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
| Jan 1, 1979 | PHI (23-11) | WSB (24-12) | NYK (19-19) T3 | NJN (17-17) T3 | BOS (13-21) |
| Jan 2, 1979 | PHI (23-11) | WSB (25-12) | NJN (17-17) | NYK (19-20) | BOS (13-21) |
| Jan 3, 1979 | PHI (24-11) | WSB (25-12) | NYK (19-20) | NJN (17-18) | BOS (13-22) |
| Jan 4, 1979 | PHI (24-11) | WSB (25-12) | NJN (18-18) | NYK (19-21) | BOS (13-22) |
| Jan 5, 1979 | WSB (26-12) | PHI (24-12) | NJN (18-19) | NYK (19-21) | BOS (13-23) |
| Jan 6, 1979 | WSB (27-12) | PHI (24-13) | NYK (20-21) | NJN (18-19) | BOS (13-24) |
| Jan 7, 1979 | WSB (27-12) | PHI (24-13) | NJN (19-19) | NYK (20-21) | BOS (13-24) |
| Jan 8, 1979 | WSB (27-12) | PHI (24-13) | NJN (19-19) | NYK (20-21) | BOS (13-24) |
| Jan 9, 1979 | WSB (27-13) | PHI (24-13) | NJN (19-19) | NYK (20-22) | BOS (13-24) |
| Jan 10, 1979 | WSB (27-13) | PHI (25-13) | NJN (19-20) | NYK (20-22) | BOS (13-25) |
| Jan 11, 1979 | WSB (27-13) | PHI (25-13) | NJN (19-20) | NYK (20-22) | BOS (13-25) |
| Jan 12, 1979 | WSB (27-13) | PHI (25-14) | NJN (19-21) | NYK (20-23) | BOS (14-25) |
| Jan 13, 1979 | WSB (27-13) | PHI (25-14) | NJN (19-21) | NYK (20-23) | BOS (14-25) |
| Jan 14, 1979 | WSB (28-13) | PHI (26-14) | NJN (20-21) | NYK (20-24) | BOS (14-26) |
| Jan 16, 1979 | WSB (28-13) | PHI (26-14) | NJN (20-21) | NYK (21-24) | BOS (14-26) |
| Jan 17, 1979 | WSB (29-13) | PHI (27-14) | NJN (21-21) | NYK (21-24) | BOS (14-27) |
| Jan 18, 1979 | WSB (29-13) | PHI (27-14) | NJN (21-21) | NYK (21-24) | BOS (14-27) |
| Jan 19, 1979 | WSB (30-13) | PHI (27-14) | NJN (21-21) | NYK (22-24) | BOS (15-27) |
| Jan 20, 1979 | WSB (31-13) | PHI (27-15) | NJN (21-21) | NYK (22-24) | BOS (16-27) |
| Jan 21, 1979 | WSB (31-13) | PHI (28-15) | NJN (21-21) | NYK (22-25) | BOS (16-28) |
| Jan 22, 1979 | WSB (31-13) | PHI (28-15) | NJN (21-21) | NYK (22-25) | BOS (16-28) |
| Jan 23, 1979 | WSB (31-14) | PHI (28-15) | NJN (21-21) | NYK (22-26) | BOS (16-29) |
| Jan 24, 1979 | WSB (32-14) | PHI (28-16) | NJN (21-22) | NYK (22-27) | BOS (16-30) |
| Jan 25, 1979 | WSB (32-14) | PHI (28-16) | NJN (21-22) | NYK (22-27) | BOS (16-30) |
| Jan 26, 1979 | WSB (32-15) | PHI (29-16) | NJN (22-22) | NYK (22-28) | BOS (16-31) |
| Jan 27, 1979 | WSB (32-15) | PHI (29-16) | NJN (22-22) | NYK (22-28) | BOS (16-31) |
| Jan 28, 1979 | WSB (33-15) | PHI (29-17) | NJN (23-22) | NYK (22-29) | BOS (17-31) |
| Jan 29, 1979 | WSB (33-15) | PHI (29-17) | NJN (23-22) | NYK (22-30) | BOS (17-31) |
| Jan 30, 1979 | WSB (34-15) | PHI (29-17) | NJN (23-23) | NYK (22-30) | BOS (17-31) |
| Jan 31, 1979 | WSB (34-15) | PHI (29-18) | NJN (23-24) | NYK (23-30) | BOS (18-31) |
| February | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
| Feb 1, 1979 | WSB (35-15) | PHI (30-18) | NJN (23-25) | NYK (23-30) | BOS (18-31) |
| Feb 2, 1979 | WSB (36-15) | PHI (30-19) | NJN (23-26) | NYK (24-30) | BOS (19-31) |
| Feb 6, 1979 | WSB (36-15) | PHI (30-19) | NJN (23-27) | NYK (25-30) | BOS (19-32) |
| Feb 7, 1979 | WSB (37-15) | PHI (31-19) | NJN (24-27) | NYK (25-31) | BOS (20-32) |
| Feb 8, 1979 | WSB (37-15) | PHI (31-19) | NJN (25-27) | NYK (25-31) | BOS (20-32) |
| Feb 9, 1979 | WSB (37-15) | PHI (32-19) | NJN (25-27) | NYK (25-31) | BOS (21-32) |
| Feb 10, 1979 | WSB (37-15) | PHI (32-19) | NJN (25-27) | NYK (25-32) | BOS (22-32) |
| Feb 11, 1979 | WSB (37-16) | PHI (33-19) | NJN (26-27) | NYK (25-33) | BOS (23-32) |
| Feb 13, 1979 | WSB (38-16) | PHI (33-19) | NJN (27-27) | NYK (25-33) | BOS (23-32) |
| Feb 14, 1979 | WSB (38-16) | PHI (33-20) | NJN (27-28) | NYK (25-34) | BOS (23-33) |
| Feb 15, 1979 | WSB (38-17) | PHI (33-21) | NJN (27-28) | NYK (25-34) | BOS (23-33) |
| Feb 16, 1979 | WSB (38-18) | PHI (33-22) | NJN (27-29) | NYK (25-35) | BOS (23-33) |
| Feb 17, 1979 | WSB (38-18) | PHI (33-22) | NJN (27-29) | BOS (23-33) | NYK (25-36) |
| Feb 18, 1979 | WSB (39-18) | PHI (34-22) | NJN (28-29) | NYK (25-36) | BOS (23-34) |
| Feb 20, 1979 | WSB (39-18) | PHI (34-22) | NJN (28-29) | BOS (23-34) | NYK (25-37) |
| Feb 21, 1979 | WSB (39-18) | PHI (34-23) | NJN (29-29) | BOS (24-34) | NYK (25-37) |
| Feb 22, 1979 | WSB (39-19) | PHI (34-23) | NJN (29-29) | BOS (24-34) | NYK (25-37) |
| Feb 23, 1979 | WSB (40-19) | PHI (34-24) | NJN (30-29) | BOS (24-35) | NYK (25-37) |
| Feb 24, 1979 | WSB (40-19) | PHI (34-24) | NJN (30-30) | NYK (26-37) | BOS (24-35) |
| Feb 25, 1979 | WSB (41-19) | PHI (35-24) | NJN (31-30) | NYK (26-38) | BOS (24-36) |
| Feb 27, 1979 | WSB (41-19) | PHI (35-25) | NJN (31-30) | NYK (27-38) | BOS (24-36) |
| Feb 28, 1979 | WSB (42-19) | PHI (35-26) | NJN (31-30) | BOS (25-36) | NYK (27-39) |
| March | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
| Mar 1, 1979 | WSB (42-19) | PHI (35-26) | NJN (31-30) | BOS (25-36) | NYK (27-39) |
| Mar 2, 1979 | WSB (42-19) | PHI (35-27) | NJN (32-30) | NYK (27-39) | BOS (25-37) |
| Mar 3, 1979 | WSB (42-19) | PHI (35-27) | NJN (32-30) | NYK (28-39) | BOS (25-37) |
| Mar 4, 1979 | WSB (43-19) | PHI (35-28) | NJN (32-30) | NYK (28-39) | BOS (25-38) |
| Mar 6, 1979 | WSB (43-19) | PHI (35-29) | NJN (32-31) | NYK (28-40) | BOS (25-38) |
| Mar 7, 1979 | WSB (43-20) | PHI (36-29) | NJN (32-32) | NYK (28-40) | BOS (25-39) |
| Mar 8, 1979 | WSB (43-20) | PHI (36-29) | NJN (32-32) | NYK (28-40) | BOS (25-39) |
| Mar 9, 1979 | WSB (43-21) | PHI (36-30) | NJN (32-33) | NYK (28-40) | BOS (25-40) |
| Mar 10, 1979 | WSB (43-21) | PHI (36-30) | NJN (32-33) | NYK (28-41) | BOS (25-40) |
| Mar 11, 1979 | WSB (44-21) | PHI (36-31) | NJN (33-33) | NYK (28-41) | BOS (26-40) |
| Mar 13, 1979 | WSB (45-21) | PHI (36-31) | NJN (33-34) | NYK (29-41) | BOS (26-40) |
| Mar 14, 1979 | WSB (45-21) | PHI (36-32) | NJN (33-35) | NYK (29-41) | BOS (26-41) |
| Mar 15, 1979 | WSB (45-21) | PHI (36-32) | NJN (33-35) | NYK (29-42) | BOS (26-41) |
| Mar 16, 1979 | WSB (45-22) | PHI (37-32) | NJN (33-36) | NYK (29-42) | BOS (27-41) |
| Mar 17, 1979 | WSB (46-22) | PHI (37-33) | NJN (33-37) | NYK (30-42) | BOS (27-41) |
| Mar 18, 1979 | WSB (47-22) | PHI (38-33) | NJN (33-38) | NYK (30-43) | BOS (27-42) |
| Mar 20, 1979 | WSB (48-22) | PHI (39-33) | NJN (34-38) | NYK (31-43) | BOS (27-42) |
| Mar 21, 1979 | WSB (49-22) | PHI (40-33) | NJN (34-38) | NYK (31-44) | BOS (27-43) |
| Mar 22, 1979 | WSB (49-22) | PHI (40-33) | NJN (34-38) | NYK (31-44) | BOS (27-44) |
| Mar 23, 1979 | WSB (49-23) | PHI (41-33) | NJN (34-39) | NYK (31-44) | BOS (27-45) |
| Mar 24, 1979 | WSB (49-23) | PHI (41-33) | NJN (34-39) | NYK (31-45) | BOS (27-45) |
| Mar 25, 1979 | WSB (50-23) | PHI (41-34) | NJN (35-39) | NYK (31-45) | BOS (28-45) |
| Mar 27, 1979 | WSB (50-24) | PHI (42-34) | NJN (35-39) | NYK (31-46) | BOS (28-46) |
| Mar 28, 1979 | WSB (51-24) | PHI (43-34) | NJN (35-40) | NYK (31-47) | BOS (28-47) |
| Mar 29, 1979 | WSB (51-24) | PHI (43-34) | NJN (35-40) | NYK (31-47) | BOS (28-47) |
| Mar 30, 1979 | WSB (51-25) | PHI (44-34) | NJN (36-40) | NYK (31-48) | BOS (28-48) |
| Mar 31, 1979 | WSB (51-25) | PHI (44-34) | NJN (36-40) | NYK (31-48) | BOS (28-48) |
| April | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
| Apr 1, 1979 | WSB (52-25) | PHI (45-34) | NJN (36-41) | NYK (31-49) | BOS (28-49) |
| Apr 3, 1979 | WSB (53-25) | PHI (45-34) | NJN (36-42) | NYK (31-50) | BOS (28-50) |
| Apr 4, 1979 | WSB (54-25) | PHI (46-34) | NJN (36-43) | NYK (31-50) | BOS (28-51) |
| Apr 5, 1979 | WSB (54-25) | PHI (46-34) | NJN (36-43) | NYK (31-51) | BOS (28-51) |
| Apr 6, 1979 | WSB (54-26) | PHI (46-35) | NJN (36-44) | NYK (31-51) | BOS (28-52) |
| Apr 7, 1979 | WSB (54-27) | PHI (46-35) | NJN (37-44) | NYK (31-51) | BOS (28-53) |
| Apr 8, 1979 | WSB (54-28) | PHI (47-35) | NJN (37-45) | NYK (31-51) | BOS (29-53) |
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