| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dortmund | 23 | 41:32 | 9 | 31:15 | |
| 2 | Frankfurt | 23 | 48:24 | 24 | 30:16 | |
| 3 | K'lautern | 23 | 38:22 | 16 | 29:17 | |
| 4 | Stuttgart | 23 | 37:21 | 16 | 28:18 | |
| 5 | Leverkusen | 23 | 32:23 | 9 | 27:19 | |
| 6 | Nürnberg | 23 | 33:27 | 6 | 26:20 | |
| 7 | Schalke | 23 | 33:27 | 6 | 24:22 | |
| 8 | Köln | 23 | 30:27 | 3 | 24:22 | |
| 9 | Bremen | 23 | 28:27 | 1 | 23:23 | |
| 10 | Hamburg | 23 | 21:26 | -5 | 23:23 | |
| 11 | Bayern | 23 | 32:34 | -2 | 22:24 | |
| 12 | Rostock | 23 | 32:36 | -4 | 21:25 | |
| 13 | Duisburg | 23 | 27:31 | -4 | 21:25 | |
| 14 | M'gladbach | 23 | 20:30 | -10 | 21:25 | |
| 15 | Karlsruhe | 23 | 25:33 | -8 | 20:26 | |
| 16 | Wattenscheid | 23 | 28:38 | -10 | 19:27 | |
| 17 | VfL Bochum | 23 | 22:34 | -12 | 19:27 | |
| 18 | Dresden | 23 | 20:34 | -14 | 18:28 | |
| 19 | St. Kickers | 23 | 31:41 | -10 | 17:29 | |
| 20 | Düsseldorf | 23 | 28:39 | -11 | 17:29 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 17 bis 20 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab