| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dortmund | 28 | 49:35 | 14 | 39:17 | |
| 2 | Frankfurt | 28 | 57:29 | 28 | 37:19 | |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 28 | 45:23 | 22 | 37:19 | |
| 4 | Leverkusen | 28 | 41:26 | 15 | 35:21 | |
| 5 | K'lautern | 28 | 47:29 | 18 | 34:22 | |
| 6 | Nürnberg | 28 | 40:36 | 4 | 32:24 | |
| 7 | Köln | 28 | 37:31 | 6 | 29:27 | |
| 8 | Bremen | 28 | 31:31 | 0 | 28:28 | |
| 9 | Bayern | 28 | 40:40 | 0 | 27:29 | |
| 10 | Schalke | 28 | 36:34 | 2 | 26:30 | |
| 11 | Duisburg | 28 | 32:36 | -4 | 26:30 | |
| 12 | Karlsruhe | 28 | 32:39 | -7 | 26:30 | |
| 13 | M'gladbach | 28 | 26:36 | -10 | 26:30 | |
| 14 | Wattenscheid | 28 | 37:42 | -5 | 25:31 | |
| 15 | Rostock | 28 | 35:43 | -8 | 24:32 | |
| 16 | Hamburg | 28 | 23:34 | -11 | 24:32 | |
| 17 | Dresden | 28 | 24:41 | -17 | 22:34 | |
| 18 | VfL Bochum | 28 | 25:44 | -19 | 22:34 | |
| 19 | St. Kickers | 28 | 37:49 | -12 | 21:35 | |
| 20 | Düsseldorf | 28 | 34:50 | -16 | 20:36 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 17 bis 20 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab