| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bremen | 24 | 49:17 | 32 | 36:12 | |
| 2 | Bayern | 24 | 53:37 | 16 | 31:17 | |
| 3 | Dortmund | 24 | 44:31 | 13 | 28:20 | |
| 4 | Frankfurt | 24 | 37:30 | 7 | 27:21 | |
| 5 | M'gladbach | 24 | 44:40 | 4 | 27:21 | |
| 6 | Karlsruhe | 24 | 39:37 | 2 | 27:21 | |
| 7 | K'lautern | 24 | 39:29 | 10 | 26:22 | |
| 8 | Leverkusen | 24 | 41:37 | 4 | 26:22 | |
| 9 | Schalke | 24 | 29:27 | 2 | 25:23 | |
| 10 | Hamburg | 24 | 32:28 | 4 | 24:24 | |
| 11 | Stuttgart | 24 | 39:36 | 3 | 23:25 | |
| 12 | Köln | 24 | 30:31 | -1 | 23:25 | |
| 13 | Wattenscheid | 24 | 29:43 | -14 | 21:27 | |
| 14 | VfL Bochum | 24 | 34:38 | -4 | 20:28 | |
| 15 | Nürnberg | 24 | 23:37 | -14 | 19:29 | |
| 16 | Dresden | 24 | 20:32 | -12 | 18:30 | |
| 17 | Uerdingen | 24 | 23:45 | -22 | 17:31 | |
| 18 | Saarbrücken | 24 | 25:55 | -30 | 14:34 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab