| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuttgart | 17 | 36:15 | 21 | 25:9 | |
| 2 | Bayern | 17 | 30:15 | 15 | 24:10 | |
| 3 | M'gladbach | 17 | 36:21 | 15 | 23:11 | |
| 4 | Bremen | 17 | 34:17 | 17 | 22:12 | |
| 5 | Hamburg | 17 | 30:19 | 11 | 22:12 | |
| 6 | Düsseldorf | 17 | 39:22 | 17 | 21:13 | |
| 7 | Leverkusen | 17 | 31:22 | 9 | 20:14 | |
| 8 | Köln | 17 | 33:25 | 8 | 17:17 | |
| 9 | Uerdingen | 17 | 31:33 | -2 | 17:17 | |
| 10 | Bielefeld | 17 | 23:26 | -3 | 17:17 | |
| 11 | Mannheim | 17 | 22:28 | -6 | 16:18 | |
| 12 | K'lautern | 17 | 34:36 | -2 | 15:19 | |
| 13 | VfL Bochum | 17 | 30:38 | -8 | 14:20 | |
| 14 | Braunschweig | 17 | 28:40 | -12 | 13:21 | |
| 15 | Dortmund | 17 | 21:35 | -14 | 12:22 | |
| 16 | Offenbach | 17 | 24:53 | -29 | 10:24 | |
| 17 | Frankfurt | 17 | 18:36 | -18 | 9:25 | |
| 18 | Nürnberg | 17 | 23:42 | -19 | 9:25 |
Die letzten beiden Mannschaften steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab
Die Mannschaft auf Platz 16 kommt in die Relegation