| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dortmund | 27 | 46:34 | 12 | 37:17 | |
| 2 | Frankfurt | 27 | 54:28 | 26 | 35:19 | |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 27 | 44:23 | 21 | 35:19 | |
| 4 | K'lautern | 27 | 46:26 | 20 | 34:20 | |
| 5 | Leverkusen | 27 | 39:25 | 14 | 33:21 | |
| 6 | Nürnberg | 27 | 39:33 | 6 | 32:22 | |
| 7 | Köln | 27 | 37:30 | 7 | 29:25 | |
| 8 | Bremen | 27 | 30:28 | 2 | 28:26 | |
| 9 | Schalke | 27 | 35:32 | 3 | 26:28 | |
| 10 | M'gladbach | 27 | 25:34 | -9 | 26:28 | |
| 11 | Bayern | 27 | 38:40 | -2 | 25:29 | |
| 12 | Duisburg | 27 | 30:34 | -4 | 25:29 | |
| 13 | Rostock | 27 | 34:41 | -7 | 24:30 | |
| 14 | Karlsruhe | 27 | 30:38 | -8 | 24:30 | |
| 15 | Hamburg | 27 | 23:32 | -9 | 24:30 | |
| 16 | Wattenscheid | 27 | 34:42 | -8 | 23:31 | |
| 17 | Dresden | 27 | 24:38 | -14 | 22:32 | |
| 18 | VfL Bochum | 27 | 23:43 | -20 | 20:34 | |
| 19 | St. Kickers | 27 | 34:48 | -14 | 19:35 | |
| 20 | Düsseldorf | 27 | 32:48 | -16 | 19:35 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 17 bis 20 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab