| Schedule/Results | Playoff Results | League Leaders | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern | |||||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Att. | Coach | Playoff Results |
| Rochester Americans | 76 | 42 | 21 | 13 | 97 | 296 | 248 | 0 | 5,301 | Don Cherry | Lost in round 1 |
| Providence Reds | 76 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 88 | 330 | 244 | 0 | 4,356 | John Muckler | Lost in Finals |
| Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 76 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 86 | 263 | 223 | 0 | 1,881 | Al MacNeil | Lost in round 1 |
| New Haven Nighthawks | 76 | 35 | 31 | 10 | 80 | 291 | 275 | 1086 | 4,650 | MacDonald, Burns {+} | Lost in round 2 |
| Boston Braves | 76 | 23 | 40 | 13 | 59 | 239 | 297 | 0 | 1,328 | Matt Ravlich | Out of Playoffs |
| Springfield Kings | 76 | 21 | 40 | 15 | 57 | 251 | 327 | 0 | 2,579 | Jerry Toppazzini | Out of Playoffs |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Southern | |||||||||||
| Baltimore Clippers | 76 | 42 | 24 | 10 | 94 | 310 | 232 | 0 | 3,083 | Lost in round 2 | |
| Hershey Bears | 76 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 92 | 320 | 241 | 0 | 5,710 | Chuck Hamilton | Won Championship |
| Cincinnati Swords | 76 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 91 | 273 | 233 | 0 | 3,474 | Floyd Smith | Lost in round 1 |
| Richmond Robins | 76 | 22 | 40 | 14 | 58 | 248 | 320 | 0 | 3,404 | Larry Wilson | Lost in round 1 |
| Jacksonville Barons | 76 | 24 | 44 | 8 | 56 | 244 | 334 | 0 | 1,875 | John Hanna | Out of Playoffs |
| Virginia Red Wings | 76 | 22 | 44 | 10 | 54 | 216 | 307 | 0 | 2,732 | Bob Lemieux | Out of Playoffs |
| Notes: | Cleveland moved to Jacksonville mid-season. |