| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VfL Bochum | 27 | 48:20 | 28 | 39:15 | |
| 2 | St. Pauli | 27 | 31:20 | 11 | 35:19 | |
| 3 | TSV 1860 | 27 | 41:31 | 10 | 33:21 | |
| 4 | Uerdingen | 27 | 32:22 | 10 | 33:21 | |
| 5 | Wolfsburg | 27 | 32:30 | 2 | 29:25 | |
| 6 | Rostock | 27 | 39:38 | 1 | 29:25 | |
| 7 | Mannheim | 27 | 29:28 | 1 | 29:25 | |
| 8 | Saarbrücken | 27 | 44:48 | -4 | 29:25 | |
| 9 | Mainz | 27 | 35:29 | 6 | 28:26 | |
| 10 | Meppen | 27 | 35:35 | 0 | 28:26 | |
| 11 | Hannover | 27 | 34:30 | 4 | 27:27 | |
| 12 | Fortuna Köln | 27 | 35:36 | -1 | 25:29 | |
| 13 | Chemnitz | 27 | 23:38 | -15 | 25:29 | |
| 14 | Homburg | 27 | 33:34 | -1 | 24:30 | |
| 15 | RW Essen | 27 | 31:35 | -4 | 24:30 | |
| 16 | St. Kickers | 27 | 25:36 | -11 | 24:30 | |
| 17 | Wuppertal | 27 | 27:32 | -5 | 22:32 | |
| 18 | FC Carl Zeiss | 27 | 28:34 | -6 | 22:32 | |
| 19 | Hertha BSC | 27 | 30:35 | -5 | 21:33 | |
| 20 | TB Berlin | 27 | 22:43 | -21 | 14:40 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 20 steigen ab