| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankfurt | 31 | 63:34 | 29 | 41:21 | |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 31 | 49:26 | 23 | 41:21 | |
| 3 | Dortmund | 31 | 53:40 | 13 | 41:21 | |
| 4 | Leverkusen | 31 | 44:28 | 16 | 38:24 | |
| 5 | K'lautern | 31 | 50:32 | 18 | 37:25 | |
| 6 | Nürnberg | 31 | 46:41 | 5 | 36:26 | |
| 7 | Köln | 31 | 41:34 | 7 | 33:29 | |
| 8 | Bremen | 31 | 33:32 | 1 | 32:30 | |
| 9 | Karlsruhe | 31 | 36:43 | -7 | 30:32 | |
| 10 | Schalke | 31 | 39:35 | 4 | 29:33 | |
| 11 | Bayern | 31 | 47:48 | -1 | 29:33 | |
| 12 | M'gladbach | 31 | 28:38 | -10 | 29:33 | |
| 13 | Duisburg | 31 | 36:41 | -5 | 28:34 | |
| 14 | Rostock | 31 | 37:45 | -8 | 27:35 | |
| 15 | Hamburg | 31 | 27:38 | -11 | 27:35 | |
| 16 | Wattenscheid | 31 | 41:48 | -7 | 26:36 | |
| 17 | Dresden | 31 | 27:44 | -17 | 26:36 | |
| 18 | VfL Bochum | 31 | 28:48 | -20 | 25:37 | |
| 19 | St. Kickers | 31 | 44:56 | -12 | 24:38 | |
| 20 | Düsseldorf | 31 | 37:55 | -18 | 21:41 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 17 bis 20 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab