| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bremen | 20 | 39:14 | 25 | 29:11 | |
| 2 | M'gladbach | 20 | 41:29 | 12 | 26:14 | |
| 3 | Bayern | 20 | 44:30 | 14 | 25:15 | |
| 4 | Dortmund | 20 | 37:24 | 13 | 25:15 | |
| 5 | Leverkusen | 20 | 37:30 | 7 | 24:16 | |
| 6 | Frankfurt | 20 | 30:23 | 7 | 23:17 | |
| 7 | Schalke | 20 | 26:22 | 4 | 21:19 | |
| 8 | Karlsruhe | 20 | 29:30 | -1 | 21:19 | |
| 9 | Stuttgart | 20 | 35:30 | 5 | 20:20 | |
| 10 | K'lautern | 20 | 26:25 | 1 | 20:20 | |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 20 | 29:27 | 2 | 19:21 | |
| 12 | Hamburg | 20 | 25:26 | -1 | 19:21 | |
| 13 | Köln | 20 | 24:25 | -1 | 19:21 | |
| 14 | Wattenscheid | 20 | 25:37 | -12 | 18:22 | |
| 15 | Dresden | 20 | 14:28 | -14 | 14:26 | |
| 16 | Uerdingen | 20 | 20:35 | -15 | 14:26 | |
| 17 | Nürnberg | 20 | 17:33 | -16 | 13:27 | |
| 18 | Saarbrücken | 20 | 16:46 | -30 | 10:30 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab