| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duisburg | 22 | 29:30 | -1 | 27:17 | |
| 2 | Bayern | 22 | 46:27 | 19 | 26:18 | |
| 3 | K'lautern | 22 | 41:28 | 13 | 26:18 | |
| 4 | Frankfurt | 22 | 36:26 | 10 | 26:18 | |
| 5 | Hamburg | 22 | 37:31 | 6 | 26:18 | |
| 6 | Leverkusen | 22 | 41:30 | 11 | 25:19 | |
| 7 | Bremen | 22 | 32:24 | 8 | 25:19 | |
| 8 | Karlsruhe | 22 | 30:23 | 7 | 24:20 | |
| 9 | Stuttgart | 22 | 32:32 | 0 | 22:22 | |
| 10 | Köln | 22 | 29:31 | -2 | 22:22 | |
| 11 | Dortmund | 22 | 30:34 | -4 | 22:22 | |
| 12 | M'gladbach | 22 | 43:42 | 1 | 21:23 | |
| 13 | Freiburg | 22 | 39:41 | -2 | 20:24 | |
| 14 | Dresden | 22 | 25:30 | -5 | 19:21 | |
| 15 | Schalke | 22 | 23:36 | -13 | 17:27 | |
| 16 | Nürnberg | 22 | 25:36 | -11 | 16:28 | |
| 17 | Wattenscheid | 22 | 27:42 | -15 | 15:29 | |
| 18 | VfB Leipzig | 22 | 18:40 | -22 | 13:31 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab