Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Ball State | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 22.8 | 7.5 | 2.74 | -12.35 | ||||
| Central Michigan | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 30.1 | 10.8 | 1.84 | -13.26 | ||||
| Miami (OH) | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 20.7 | 14.6 | -2.10 | -8.74 | ||||
| Western Michigan | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 20.0 | 13.8 | -7.94 | -12.94 | ||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 25.2 | 24.3 | -10.90 | -8.81 | ||||
| Ohio | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 10.9 | 22.4 | -15.86 | -6.50 | ||||
| Northern Illinois | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 21.1 | 25.8 | -15.23 | -11.13 | ||||
| Kent State | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 14.4 | 22.5 | -17.94 | -11.39 | ||||
| Toledo | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 13.1 | 23.3 | -20.06 | -9.61 | ||||
| Eastern Michigan | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 12.2 | 23.8 | -21.09 | -11.69 | ||||
1978 Conference Leaders