| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bielefeld | 19 | 36:14 | 22 | 27:11 | |
| 2 | St. Pauli | 19 | 39:20 | 19 | 26:12 | |
| 3 | Münster | 19 | 40:26 | 14 | 25:13 | |
| 4 | SW Essen | 19 | 32:23 | 9 | 25:13 | |
| 5 | Uerdingen | 19 | 38:23 | 15 | 24:14 | |
| 6 | Fortuna Köln | 19 | 36:27 | 9 | 22:16 | |
| 7 | Wuppertal | 19 | 32:23 | 9 | 22:16 | |
| 8 | A. Hannover | 19 | 34:26 | 8 | 22:16 | |
| 9 | Osnabrück | 19 | 41:37 | 4 | 22:16 | |
| 10 | Hannover | 19 | 35:24 | 11 | 20:18 | |
| 11 | Leverkusen | 19 | 26:27 | -1 | 20:18 | |
| 12 | Aachen | 19 | 35:30 | 5 | 19:19 | |
| 13 | Wattenscheid | 19 | 31:37 | -6 | 18:20 | |
| 14 | Herford | 19 | 28:36 | -8 | 17:21 | |
| 15 | Herne | 19 | 30:48 | -18 | 14:24 | |
| 16 | Wacker 04 | 19 | 24:42 | -18 | 13:25 | |
| 17 | Göttingen 05 | 19 | 28:41 | -13 | 12:26 | |
| 18 | Bonner SC | 19 | 25:38 | -13 | 12:26 | |
| 19 | Wolfsburg | 19 | 23:47 | -24 | 10:28 | |
| 20 | Solingen | 19 | 20:44 | -24 | 10:28 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 20 steigen ab