| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bremen | 19 | 37:14 | 23 | 27:11 | |
| 2 | M'gladbach | 19 | 40:28 | 12 | 25:13 | |
| 3 | Bayern | 19 | 41:27 | 14 | 24:14 | |
| 4 | Dortmund | 19 | 33:22 | 11 | 23:15 | |
| 5 | Leverkusen | 19 | 34:29 | 5 | 22:16 | |
| 6 | Frankfurt | 19 | 29:23 | 6 | 21:17 | |
| 7 | Schalke | 19 | 26:21 | 5 | 21:17 | |
| 8 | Karlsruhe | 19 | 26:27 | -1 | 20:18 | |
| 9 | Stuttgart | 19 | 34:29 | 5 | 19:19 | |
| 10 | VfL Bochum | 19 | 29:26 | 3 | 19:19 | |
| 11 | K'lautern | 19 | 24:23 | 1 | 19:19 | |
| 12 | Hamburg | 19 | 23:24 | -1 | 18:20 | |
| 13 | Wattenscheid | 19 | 24:34 | -10 | 18:20 | |
| 14 | Köln | 19 | 23:25 | -2 | 17:21 | |
| 15 | Uerdingen | 19 | 20:34 | -14 | 14:24 | |
| 16 | Nürnberg | 19 | 15:29 | -14 | 13:25 | |
| 17 | Dresden | 19 | 13:28 | -15 | 12:26 | |
| 18 | Saarbrücken | 19 | 16:44 | -28 | 10:28 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab