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 |
| Furman | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 29.3 | 17.7 | 2.14 | -8.23 | ||||
| Chattanooga | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 27.8 | 17.5 | -0.78 | -7.69 | ||||
| Appalachian State | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 30.7 | 27.0 | -1.37 | -7.37 | ||||
| Western Carolina | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 21.3 | 19.0 | -6.15 | -7.70 | ||||
| The Citadel | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 18.3 | 22.4 | -7.53 | -4.90 | ||||
| Virginia Military Institute | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 10.4 | 20.6 | -11.85 | -3.22 | ||||
| Marshall | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 10.3 | 26.5 | -19.32 | -6.05 | ||||
1978 Conference Leaders