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