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
Playoffs[]
Semi-Finals[]
Best of 3
- Saint Marys 6 Moncton 5
- Saint Marys 6 Moncton 3
Saint Mary's Huskies beat Moncton Aigles Bleu 2 wins to 0.
- St. Francis Xavier 8 Prince Edward Island 4
- St. Francis Xavier 7 Prince Edward Island 5
St. Francis Xavier X-Men beat UPEI Panthers 2 wins to 0.
Final[]
Best of 5
- 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 X-Men beat Saint Mary's Huskies 3 wins to 2.
St. Francis Xavier University X-Men (as conference champion) and Moncton Aigles Bleu (as host team) advanced to the 1978 University Cup tournament.