| -- | Regular Season | Playoffs | -- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Team | W-L | PCT | W-L | PCT | # |
| 1 | Minnesota Muskies | 50-28 | .641 | 4-6 | .400 | (15) |
| 2 | Utah Stars | 265-171 | .608 | 36-27 | .571 | (5) |
| 3 | Kentucky Colonels | 448-296 | .602 | 55-46 | .545 | (6) |
| 4 | San Antonio Spurs | 146-106 | .579 | 8-12 | .400 | (15) |
| 5 | Indiana Pacers | 427-315 | .574 | 69-50 | .580 | (4) |
| 6 | New Orleans Buccaneers | 136-104 | .567 | 14-14 | .500 | (8) |
| 7 | Denver Nuggets/Rockets | 413-331 | .555 | 27-35 | .435 | (11) |
| 8 | Oakland Oaks | 82-74 | .526 | 12-4 | .750 | (1) |
| 9 | Washington Caps | 44-40 | .524 | 3-4 | .429 | (12) |
| 10 | Carolina Cougars | 215-205 | .512 | 7-13 | .350 | (18) |
| 11 | New York Nets | 338-328 | .508 | 37-31 | .544 | (7) |
| 12 | Dallas Chaparrals | 202-206 | .498 | 9-16 | .360 | (17) |
| 13 | Los Angeles Stars | 76-86 | .469 | 10-7 | .588 | 93) |
| 14 | Minnesota Pipers | 36-42 | .462 | 3-4 | .429 | (12) |
| 15 | New Jersey Americans | 36-42 | .462 | 0-0 | .000 | (22) |
| 16 | Pittsburgh Condors/Pipers | 144-186 | .436 | 11-4 | .733 | (2) |
| 17 | The Floridians | 73-95 | .435 | 2-8 | .200 | (19) |
| 18 | Miami Floridians | 66-96 | .407 | 5-7 | .417 | (14) |
| 19 | Spirits of St. Louis | 67-101 | .399 | 5-5 | .500 | (8) |
| 20 | Virginia Squires | 200-303 | .398 | 14-18 | .438 | (10) |
| 21 | San Diego Conquistadors | 101-162 | .384 | 2-8 | .200 | (19) |
| 22 | Texas Chaparrals | 30-54 | .357 | 0-4 | .000 | (22) |
| 23 | Houston Mavericks | 52-104 | .333 | 0-3 | .000 | (22) |
| 24 | Memphis Pros/Tams/Sounds | 139-281 | .331 | 1-8 | .111 | (21) |
| 25 | Anaheim Amigos | 25-53 | .321 | 0-0 | .000 | (22) |