| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VfL Bochum | 22 | 38:14 | 24 | 33:11 | |
| 2 | TSV 1860 | 22 | 34:26 | 8 | 28:16 | |
| 3 | St. Pauli | 22 | 25:18 | 7 | 26:18 | |
| 4 | Saarbrücken | 22 | 41:39 | 2 | 26:18 | |
| 5 | Uerdingen | 22 | 24:19 | 5 | 25:19 | |
| 6 | Rostock | 22 | 35:34 | 1 | 24:20 | |
| 7 | Meppen | 22 | 30:29 | 1 | 23:21 | |
| 8 | Mannheim | 22 | 23:23 | 0 | 23:21 | |
| 9 | Wolfsburg | 22 | 22:25 | -3 | 23:21 | |
| 10 | Fortuna Köln | 22 | 33:32 | 1 | 22:22 | |
| 11 | Mainz | 22 | 26:24 | 2 | 21:23 | |
| 12 | Hannover | 22 | 23:22 | 1 | 21:23 | |
| 13 | Homburg | 22 | 28:28 | 0 | 20:24 | |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 22 | 28:28 | 0 | 20:24 | |
| 15 | Wuppertal | 22 | 25:25 | 0 | 20:24 | |
| 16 | FC Carl Zeiss | 22 | 22:22 | 0 | 20:24 | |
| 17 | RW Essen | 22 | 28:32 | -4 | 19:25 | |
| 18 | St. Kickers | 22 | 22:34 | -12 | 18:26 | |
| 19 | Chemnitz | 22 | 18:34 | -16 | 18:26 | |
| 20 | TB Berlin | 22 | 17:34 | -17 | 10:34 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 20 steigen ab