| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VfL Bochum | 21 | 35:13 | 22 | 43 | |
| 2 | Aachen | 21 | 36:19 | 17 | 43 | |
| 3 | Cottbus | 21 | 25:17 | 8 | 34 | |
| 4 | Fürth | 21 | 29:22 | 7 | 33 | |
| 5 | Saarbrücken | 21 | 30:31 | -1 | 33 | |
| 6 | Freiburg | 21 | 21:19 | 2 | 32 | |
| 7 | Dresden | 21 | 22:21 | 1 | 30 | |
| 8 | Aue | 21 | 25:26 | -1 | 30 | |
| 9 | Karlsruhe | 21 | 37:32 | 5 | 29 | |
| 10 | Offenbach | 21 | 28:27 | 1 | 29 | |
| 11 | Unterhaching | 21 | 23:26 | -3 | 28 | |
| 12 | Ahlen | 21 | 23:25 | -2 | 27 | |
| 13 | Burghausen | 21 | 28:32 | -4 | 27 | |
| 14 | Rostock | 21 | 28:33 | -5 | 25 | |
| 15 | Braunschweig | 21 | 21:34 | -13 | 25 | |
| 16 | Paderborn | 21 | 22:28 | -6 | 23 | |
| 17 | TSV 1860 | 21 | 22:31 | -9 | 21 | |
| 18 | Siegen | 21 | 17:36 | -19 | 16 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 15 bis 18 steigen in die Regionalliga ab