| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VfL Bochum | 26 | 43:19 | 24 | 52 | |
| 2 | Aachen | 26 | 50:27 | 23 | 52 | |
| 3 | Cottbus | 26 | 40:27 | 13 | 44 | |
| 4 | Fürth | 26 | 42:33 | 9 | 44 | |
| 5 | Karlsruhe | 26 | 38:31 | 7 | 43 | |
| 6 | Freiburg | 26 | 33:28 | 5 | 41 | |
| 7 | Paderborn | 26 | 36:24 | 12 | 37 | |
| 8 | Unterhaching | 26 | 39:36 | 3 | 37 | |
| 9 | Burghausen | 26 | 32:38 | -6 | 36 | |
| 10 | Rostock | 26 | 35:38 | -3 | 34 | |
| 11 | Braunschweig | 26 | 29:32 | -3 | 34 | |
| 12 | Aue | 26 | 26:30 | -4 | 33 | |
| 13 | TSV 1860 | 26 | 33:35 | -2 | 32 | |
| 14 | Dresden | 26 | 26:36 | -10 | 27 | |
| 15 | Offenbach | 26 | 25:45 | -20 | 27 | |
| 16 | Saarbrücken | 26 | 32:53 | -21 | 26 | |
| 17 | Ahlen | 26 | 30:42 | -12 | 25 | |
| 18 | Siegen | 26 | 24:39 | -15 | 21 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 15 bis 18 steigen in die Regionalliga ab