1977-78 AUAA Season

'''This is the 1977-78 season of the Atlantic Universities Athletic Association. St. Thomas University did not compete from 1975-76 through 1979-80 and Memorial University of Newfoundland did not compete from 1976-77 through 1978-79.'''

1976-77 AUAA Season :  1978-79 AUAA Season 1977-78 GPAC Season :  1977-78 CWUAA Season 1977-78 OUAA Season :  1977-78 QUAA Season 1978 University Cup

Standings
Saint Mary's University              18- 2-0-36     111- 40 St. Francis Xavier University        13- 4-3-29     109- 64 University of Prince Edward Island   11- 7-2-24     115- 72 University of Moncton                11- 9-0-22     104- 85 Dalhousie University                  9- 9-2-20      81- 82 Mount Allison University              6-13-1-13      61- 99 University of New Brunswick           4-14-2-10      59-130 Acadia University                     2-16-2- 6      57-125

Semi-Finals
Best of 3 Saint Mary's Huskies beat Moncton Aigles Bleu 2 wins to 0.
 * Saint Marys 6 Moncton 5
 * Saint Marys 6 Moncton 3

St. Francis Xavier X-Men beat UPEI Panthers 2 wins to 0.
 * St. Francis Xavier 8 Prince Edward Island 4
 * St. Francis Xavier 7 Prince Edward Island 5

Final
Best of 5

St. Francis Xavier X-Men beat Saint Mary's Huskies 3 wins to 2.
 * Saint Marys 8 St. Francis Xavier 4
 * St. Francis Xavier 6 Saint Marys 4
 * St. Francis Xavier 4 Saint Marys 3
 * Saint Marys 4 St. Francis Xavier 3
 * St. Francis Xavier 4 Saint Marys 2

St. Francis Xavier University X-Men (as conference champion) and Moncton Aigles Bleu (as host team) advanced to the 1978 University Cup tournament.