| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bremen | 23 | 46:16 | 30 | 34:12 | |
| 2 | Bayern | 23 | 52:34 | 18 | 31:15 | |
| 3 | M'gladbach | 23 | 43:36 | 7 | 27:19 | |
| 4 | K'lautern | 23 | 37:26 | 11 | 26:20 | |
| 5 | Dortmund | 23 | 40:30 | 10 | 26:20 | |
| 6 | Frankfurt | 23 | 35:28 | 7 | 26:20 | |
| 7 | Leverkusen | 23 | 39:35 | 4 | 25:21 | |
| 8 | Karlsruhe | 23 | 36:35 | 1 | 25:21 | |
| 9 | Hamburg | 23 | 31:26 | 5 | 24:22 | |
| 10 | Stuttgart | 23 | 38:33 | 5 | 23:23 | |
| 11 | Schalke | 23 | 27:26 | 1 | 23:23 | |
| 12 | Köln | 23 | 27:30 | -3 | 21:25 | |
| 13 | VfL Bochum | 23 | 33:36 | -3 | 20:26 | |
| 14 | Wattenscheid | 23 | 26:42 | -16 | 19:27 | |
| 15 | Dresden | 23 | 19:30 | -11 | 18:28 | |
| 16 | Nürnberg | 23 | 21:36 | -15 | 17:29 | |
| 17 | Uerdingen | 23 | 21:44 | -23 | 15:31 | |
| 18 | Saarbrücken | 23 | 24:52 | -28 | 14:32 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab