Template:NBL Ladder 1979
| Pos | 1979 NBL season | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP | |
| 1 | St. Kilda Saints | 18 | 15 | 3 | 83.33% | 5–0 | W13 | 9–0 | 6–3 | 1689 | 1431 | 118.03% |
| 2 | Canberra Cannons1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 72.22% | 3–2 | W1 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 1448 | 1398 | 103.58% |
| 3 | Nunawading Spectres1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 72.22% | 3–2 | W3 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 1439 | 1349 | 106.67% |
| 4 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 18 | 12 | 6 | 66.67% | 4–1 | W4 | 8–1 | 4–5 | 1523 | 1397 | 109.02% |
| 5 | Brisbane Bullets | 18 | 10 | 8 | 55.56% | 3–2 | W1 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 1628 | 1625 | 100.18% |
| 6 | Newcastle Falcons2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 44.44% | 1-4 | W1 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 1550 | 1582 | 97.98% |
| 7 | City of Sydney Astronauts2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 44.44% | 1–4 | L3 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 1528 | 1609 | 94.97% |
| 8 | Illawarra Hawks | 18 | 5 | 13 | 27.78% | 2–3 | W1 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 1442 | 1521 | 94.81% |
| 9 | Glenelg Tigers3 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 16.67% | 2–3 | L2 | 2–7 | 1–8 | 1340 | 1524 | 87.93% |
| 10 | Bankstown Bruins3 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 16.67% | 0–5 | L5 | 1–8 | 2–7 | 1484 | 1635 | 90.76% |
Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 1979. Source: NBL.com.au