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