Template:1978–79 CCHA standings (men)
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Bowling Green†* | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 142 | 54 | 45 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 179 | 113 | |
| Ohio State | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 126 | 101 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 218 | 170 | |
| Northern Michigan | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 109 | 93 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 168 | 126 | |
| Lake Superior State | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 118 | 112 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 164 | 181 | |
| Saint Louis | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 104 | 137 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 174 | 189 | |
| Western Michigan | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 116 | 142 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 171 | 182 | |
| Ferris State‡ | 24 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 87 | 163 | 34 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 155 | 217 | |
| Championship: Bowling Green † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ‡ Ferris State was still considered a member of the NAIA | ||||||||||||||