| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dortmund | 22 | 37:19 | 18 | 33:11 | |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 22 | 33:16 | 17 | 32:12 | |
| 3 | Köln | 22 | 38:21 | 17 | 28:16 | |
| 4 | Frankfurt | 22 | 36:21 | 15 | 28:16 | |
| 5 | Karlsruhe | 22 | 26:23 | 3 | 25:19 | |
| 6 | Nürnberg | 22 | 27:29 | -2 | 25:19 | |
| 7 | Leverkusen | 22 | 36:27 | 9 | 24:20 | |
| 8 | K'lautern | 22 | 31:25 | 6 | 24:20 | |
| 9 | Bremen | 22 | 23:24 | -1 | 23:21 | |
| 10 | M'gladbach | 22 | 23:25 | -2 | 22:22 | |
| 11 | Bayern | 22 | 39:38 | 1 | 21:23 | |
| 12 | VfL Bochum | 22 | 19:24 | -5 | 21:23 | |
| 13 | Dresden | 22 | 22:28 | -6 | 21:23 | |
| 14 | Wattenscheid | 22 | 33:35 | -2 | 20:24 | |
| 15 | St. Kickers | 22 | 32:38 | -6 | 19:25 | |
| 16 | Hamburg | 22 | 16:24 | -8 | 18:26 | |
| 17 | Schalke | 22 | 20:24 | -4 | 17:27 | |
| 18 | Rostock | 22 | 17:31 | -14 | 15:29 | |
| 19 | Duisburg | 22 | 21:35 | -14 | 12:32 | |
| 20 | Düsseldorf | 22 | 20:42 | -22 | 12:32 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 17 bis 20 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab