| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bremen | 15 | 32:5 | 27 | 27:3 | |
| 2 | Dortmund | 14 | 37:12 | 25 | 23:5 | |
| 3 | Bayern | 14 | 31:11 | 20 | 22:6 | |
| 4 | Karlsruhe | 14 | 30:13 | 17 | 22:6 | |
| 5 | Leverkusen | 14 | 33:16 | 17 | 20:8 | |
| 6 | Frankfurt | 14 | 31:15 | 16 | 20:8 | |
| 7 | Stuttgart | 14 | 28:16 | 12 | 19:9 | |
| 8 | Wattenscheid | 14 | 23:16 | 7 | 18:10 | |
| 9 | K'lautern | 14 | 23:13 | 10 | 17:11 | |
| 10 | VfL Bochum | 14 | 28:18 | 10 | 16:12 | |
| 11 | Köln | 14 | 24:16 | 8 | 16:12 | |
| 12 | Dresden | 14 | 18:12 | 6 | 16:12 | |
| 13 | Nürnberg | 14 | 14:13 | 1 | 16:12 | |
| 14 | M'gladbach | 15 | 28:28 | 0 | 15:15 | |
| 15 | Schalke | 14 | 13:15 | -2 | 14:14 | |
| 16 | Hamburg | 13 | 17:11 | 6 | 13:13 | |
| 17 | Saarbrücken | 14 | 17:19 | -2 | 13:15 | |
| 18 | Uerdingen | 13 | 14:25 | -11 | 11:15 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab