| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VfL Bochum | 12 | 19:9 | 10 | 23 | |
| 2 | Cottbus | 12 | 24:16 | 8 | 23 | |
| 3 | Freiburg | 12 | 17:14 | 3 | 21 | |
| 4 | Karlsruhe | 12 | 15:12 | 3 | 21 | |
| 5 | Paderborn | 12 | 20:12 | 8 | 20 | |
| 6 | TSV 1860 | 12 | 18:12 | 6 | 20 | |
| 7 | Fürth | 12 | 22:20 | 2 | 20 | |
| 8 | Aachen | 12 | 21:16 | 5 | 19 | |
| 9 | Braunschweig | 12 | 15:12 | 3 | 18 | |
| 10 | Aue | 12 | 12:9 | 3 | 17 | |
| 11 | Rostock | 12 | 16:16 | 0 | 17 | |
| 12 | Burghausen | 12 | 15:16 | -1 | 17 | |
| 13 | Siegen | 12 | 18:14 | 4 | 15 | |
| 14 | Offenbach | 12 | 13:23 | -10 | 14 | |
| 15 | Unterhaching | 12 | 16:20 | -4 | 11 | |
| 16 | Dresden | 12 | 15:21 | -6 | 11 | |
| 17 | Ahlen | 12 | 13:22 | -9 | 8 | |
| 18 | Saarbrücken | 12 | 7:32 | -25 | 4 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 15 bis 18 steigen in die Regionalliga ab