1. Birmingham Bulls 2. New England Whalers 3. Quebec Nordiques 4. Virginia Patriots 5. Orlando Orcas
Central Division
1. Cleveland Crusaders 2. Cincinnati Stingers 3. Indianapolis Racers 4. Nashville Nighthawks 5. Memphis Riverboats 6. Chicago Cougars
Western Conference
Midwest Division
1. Minnesota Fighting Saints 2. Winnipeg Jets 3. Houston Aeros 4. Milwaukee Admirals 5. San Antonio Iguanas 6. Kansas City Blades
Pacific Division
1. Calgary Cowboys 2. San Diego Mariners 3. Portland Timbers 4. Edmonton Oilers 5. Phoenix Roadrunners 6. Sacramento Gold Miners
1990 Playoffs
First Round
1 Birmingham over 8 Virginia 4-0 4 Indianapolis over 5 New England 4-2 2 Cleveland over 7 Nashville 4-1 3 Cincinnati over 6 Quebec 4-2 1 Calgary over 8 Phoenix 4-0 4 San Diego over 5 Houston 4-2 2 Minnesota over 7 Edmonton 4-0 6 Portland over 3 Winnipeg 4-1
Second Round
1 Birmingham over 4 Indianapolis 4-2 3 Cincinnati over 2 Cleveland 4-3 4 San Diego over 1 Calgary 4-3 6 Portland over 2 Minnesota 4-2
Conference Finals
3 Cincinnati over 1 Birmingham 4-3 4 San Diego over 6 Portland 4-3
AVCO Cup Finals
Game 1: CINCINNATI 4 San Diego 2 (15,820) Game 2: CINCINNATI 7 San Diego 6 2OT (15,820) Game 3: SAN DIEGO 1 Cincinnati 0 (13,039) Game 4: SAN DIEGO 5 Cincinnati 3 (13,039) Game 5: San Diego 5 CINCINNATI 2 (15,820) Game 6: Cincinnati 4 SAN DIEGO 3 OT (13,039) Game 7: CINCINNATI 2 San Diego 0 (15,820) Cincinnati stings its way to the cup.