| 1 | New Orleans Buccaneers* | 26.1 | 48 | 30 | 51 | 27 | 4.85 | -0.69 | 4.16 | 102.4 | 97.9 | +4.5 | 108.5 | .399 | .029 | .493 | | .430 | 13.8 | | .298 | | .410 | 13.3 | | .251 | | Loyola Field House | | |
| 2 | Denver Rockets* | 24.2 | 45 | 33 | 50 | 28 | 4.23 | -0.71 | 3.53 | 102.0 | 97.9 | +4.1 | 103.0 | .375 | .020 | .487 | | .431 | 13.2 | | .272 | | .408 | 14.0 | | .293 | | Denver Auditorium Arena | | |
| 3 | Minnesota Muskies* | 22.2 | 50 | 28 | 49 | 29 | 3.92 | -0.13 | 3.80 | 100.4 | 96.7 | +3.7 | 107.2 | .367 | .034 | .451 | | .407 | 12.3 | | .235 | | .421 | 13.3 | | .271 | | Metropolitan Sports Center | | |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Pipers* | 24.8 | 54 | 24 | 47 | 31 | 3.23 | -0.06 | 3.17 | 103.8 | 100.9 | +2.9 | 107.4 | .377 | .105 | .497 | | .445 | 13.0 | | .269 | | .434 | 14.2 | | .256 | | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | | |
| 5 | Dallas Chaparrals* | 22.6 | 46 | 32 | 42 | 36 | 1.36 | -0.38 | 0.98 | 103.7 | 102.5 | +1.2 | 105.0 | .392 | .017 | .510 | | .457 | 14.6 | | .283 | | .422 | 12.4 | | .287 | | Moody Coliseum | | |
| 6 | Indiana Pacers* | 24.7 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.50 | 101.5 | 101.3 | +0.2 | 107.2 | .402 | .049 | .491 | | .436 | 13.9 | | .284 | | .431 | 12.6 | | .225 | | Indiana State Fair Coliseum | | |
| 7 | Kentucky Colonels* | 24.7 | 36 | 42 | 37 | 41 | -0.73 | 0.35 | -0.38 | 99.8 | 100.5 | -0.7 | 104.3 | .360 | .062 | .474 | | .419 | 13.3 | | .259 | | .421 | 13.7 | | .292 | | Louisville Convention Center | | |
| 8 | New Jersey Americans | 25.4 | 36 | 42 | 35 | 43 | -1.63 | 0.49 | -1.13 | 102.2 | 103.7 | -1.5 | 108.2 | .372 | .059 | .480 | | .421 | 12.0 | | .277 | | .436 | 12.6 | | .272 | | Teaneck Armory | | |
| 9 | Anaheim Amigos | 22.3 | 25 | 53 | 28 | 50 | -4.53 | 0.25 | -4.27 | 99.7 | 103.8 | -4.1 | 111.5 | .383 | .094 | .490 | | .431 | 14.6 | | .281 | | .443 | 13.8 | | .281 | | Anaheim Convention Center | | |
| 10 | Houston Mavericks* | 23.6 | 29 | 49 | 28 | 50 | -4.27 | 0.23 | -4.04 | 98.9 | 103.0 | -4.1 | 103.9 | .328 | .050 | .456 | | .407 | 11.0 | | .229 | | .437 | 14.0 | | .285 | | Sam Houston Coliseum | | |
| 11 | Oakland Oaks | 24.9 | 22 | 56 | 24 | 54 | -6.64 | 0.44 | -6.20 | 99.7 | 105.7 | -6.0 | 110.5 | .371 | .046 | .484 | | .425 | 13.8 | | .275 | | .441 | 11.6 | | .252 | | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | | 2,330 |