| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankfurt | 20 | 44:23 | 21 | 26:14 | |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 20 | 36:18 | 18 | 26:14 | |
| 3 | Dortmund | 20 | 35:30 | 5 | 26:14 | |
| 4 | K'lautern | 20 | 35:20 | 15 | 25:15 | |
| 5 | Nürnberg | 20 | 29:24 | 5 | 22:18 | |
| 6 | Bremen | 20 | 27:25 | 2 | 21:19 | |
| 7 | Köln | 20 | 26:25 | 1 | 21:19 | |
| 8 | Leverkusen | 20 | 21:20 | 1 | 21:19 | |
| 9 | Hamburg | 20 | 21:23 | -2 | 21:19 | |
| 10 | Schalke | 20 | 30:25 | 5 | 20:20 | |
| 11 | Duisburg | 20 | 25:26 | -1 | 20:20 | |
| 12 | Bayern | 20 | 27:30 | -3 | 19:21 | |
| 13 | Karlsruhe | 20 | 24:30 | -6 | 19:21 | |
| 14 | Rostock | 20 | 27:31 | -4 | 17:23 | |
| 15 | M'gladbach | 20 | 18:29 | -11 | 17:23 | |
| 16 | St. Kickers | 20 | 29:34 | -5 | 16:24 | |
| 17 | Düsseldorf | 20 | 25:33 | -8 | 16:24 | |
| 18 | VfL Bochum | 20 | 22:34 | -12 | 16:24 | |
| 19 | Dresden | 20 | 16:29 | -13 | 16:24 | |
| 20 | Wattenscheid | 20 | 23:31 | -8 | 15:25 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 17 bis 20 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab