| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M'gladbach | 17 | 47:17 | 30 | 26:8 | |
| 2 | Köln | 17 | 35:13 | 22 | 25:9 | |
| 3 | Hertha BSC | 17 | 35:22 | 13 | 21:13 | |
| 4 | Düsseldorf | 17 | 23:15 | 8 | 20:14 | |
| 5 | Stuttgart | 17 | 33:20 | 13 | 19:15 | |
| 6 | Duisburg | 17 | 27:31 | -4 | 19:15 | |
| 7 | Bayern | 17 | 27:24 | 3 | 18:16 | |
| 8 | Bremen | 17 | 27:26 | 1 | 18:16 | |
| 9 | Frankfurt | 17 | 24:25 | -1 | 18:16 | |
| 10 | VfL Bochum | 17 | 31:32 | -1 | 17:17 | |
| 11 | Hamburg | 17 | 33:37 | -4 | 17:17 | |
| 12 | Schalke | 17 | 23:27 | -4 | 16:18 | |
| 13 | K'lautern | 17 | 32:35 | -3 | 15:19 | |
| 14 | Braunschweig | 17 | 20:28 | -8 | 15:19 | |
| 15 | Dortmund | 17 | 25:39 | -14 | 15:19 | |
| 16 | TSV 1860 | 17 | 26:27 | -1 | 14:20 | |
| 17 | Saarbrücken | 17 | 17:36 | -19 | 7:27 | |
| 18 | St. Pauli | 17 | 16:47 | -31 | 6:28 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab