| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VfL Bochum | 16 | 23:21 | 2 | 26 | |
| 2 | Köln | 16 | 22:22 | 0 | 25 | |
| 3 | Fürth | 16 | 25:29 | -4 | 22 | |
| 4 | Hannover | 16 | 21:25 | -4 | 18 | |
| 5 | M'gladbach | 16 | 20:24 | -4 | 18 | |
| 6 | St. Pauli | 16 | 19:24 | -5 | 17 | |
| 7 | Aachen | 16 | 18:33 | -15 | 17 | |
| 8 | Oberhausen | 16 | 14:18 | -4 | 15 | |
| 9 | Chemnitz | 16 | 11:24 | -13 | 15 | |
| 10 | Cottbus | 16 | 20:24 | -4 | 14 | |
| 11 | Nürnberg | 16 | 15:27 | -12 | 14 | |
| 12 | Mainz | 16 | 16:26 | -10 | 13 | |
| 13 | TB Berlin | 16 | 17:27 | -10 | 12 | |
| 14 | Karlsruhe | 16 | 22:35 | -13 | 11 | |
| 15 | Offenbach | 16 | 13:29 | -16 | 11 | |
| 16 | Mannheim | 16 | 15:28 | -13 | 10 | |
| 17 | St. Kickers | 16 | 19:31 | -12 | 8 | |
| 18 | Fortuna Köln | 16 | 11:29 | -18 | 8 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 15 bis 18 steigen in die Regionalliga ab