| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortuna Köln | 19 | 49:21 | 28 | 30:8 | |
| 2 | Leverkusen | 19 | 40:21 | 19 | 26:12 | |
| 3 | Uerdingen | 19 | 41:19 | 22 | 25:13 | |
| 4 | Münster | 19 | 27:15 | 12 | 25:13 | |
| 5 | Herne | 19 | 35:24 | 11 | 24:14 | |
| 6 | Solingen | 19 | 25:20 | 5 | 22:16 | |
| 7 | St. Pauli | 19 | 24:22 | 2 | 20:18 | |
| 8 | Aachen | 19 | 27:27 | 0 | 20:18 | |
| 9 | TB Berlin | 19 | 34:27 | 7 | 19:19 | |
| 10 | Wattenscheid | 19 | 21:17 | 4 | 19:19 | |
| 11 | A. Hannover | 19 | 28:26 | 2 | 19:19 | |
| 12 | Hannover | 19 | 27:32 | -5 | 19:19 | |
| 13 | Wanne-Eickel | 19 | 29:31 | -2 | 17:21 | |
| 14 | RW Essen | 19 | 28:32 | -4 | 17:21 | |
| 15 | Holstein Kiel | 19 | 16:29 | -13 | 16:22 | |
| 16 | Viktoria Köln | 19 | 27:30 | -3 | 15:23 | |
| 17 | Osnabrück | 19 | 26:38 | -12 | 13:25 | |
| 18 | Wuppertal | 19 | 13:22 | -9 | 12:26 | |
| 19 | Wacker 04 | 19 | 15:40 | -25 | 11:27 | |
| 20 | Lüdenscheid | 19 | 23:62 | -39 | 11:27 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 18 bis 20 steigen ab