| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dortmund | 26 | 44:33 | 11 | 35:17 | |
| 2 | Frankfurt | 26 | 52:28 | 24 | 33:19 | |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 26 | 42:23 | 19 | 33:19 | |
| 4 | K'lautern | 26 | 42:26 | 16 | 32:20 | |
| 5 | Leverkusen | 26 | 38:24 | 14 | 32:20 | |
| 6 | Nürnberg | 26 | 37:33 | 4 | 30:22 | |
| 7 | Köln | 26 | 36:28 | 8 | 29:23 | |
| 8 | Bremen | 26 | 30:28 | 2 | 27:25 | |
| 9 | Schalke | 26 | 34:31 | 3 | 25:27 | |
| 10 | Bayern | 26 | 38:36 | 2 | 25:27 | |
| 11 | Duisburg | 26 | 30:34 | -4 | 24:28 | |
| 12 | Hamburg | 26 | 23:30 | -7 | 24:28 | |
| 13 | M'gladbach | 26 | 23:33 | -10 | 24:28 | |
| 14 | Rostock | 26 | 34:41 | -7 | 23:29 | |
| 15 | Karlsruhe | 26 | 30:38 | -8 | 23:29 | |
| 16 | Wattenscheid | 26 | 33:41 | -8 | 22:30 | |
| 17 | Dresden | 26 | 23:36 | -13 | 22:30 | |
| 18 | VfL Bochum | 26 | 23:41 | -18 | 20:32 | |
| 19 | St. Kickers | 26 | 34:46 | -12 | 19:33 | |
| 20 | Düsseldorf | 26 | 31:47 | -16 | 18:34 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 17 bis 20 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab