| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dortmund | 16 | 36:14 | 22 | 26:6 | |
| 2 | Bremen | 16 | 31:19 | 12 | 23:9 | |
| 3 | M'gladbach | 16 | 36:21 | 15 | 21:11 | |
| 4 | Freiburg | 16 | 32:21 | 11 | 21:11 | |
| 5 | Bayern | 16 | 31:22 | 9 | 21:11 | |
| 6 | K'lautern | 16 | 24:20 | 4 | 20:12 | |
| 7 | Leverkusen | 16 | 30:20 | 10 | 19:13 | |
| 8 | Karlsruhe | 16 | 27:23 | 4 | 19:13 | |
| 9 | Hamburg | 16 | 26:17 | 9 | 18:14 | |
| 10 | Stuttgart | 16 | 31:33 | -2 | 16:16 | |
| 11 | Frankfurt | 16 | 18:23 | -5 | 16:16 | |
| 12 | Schalke | 16 | 22:21 | 1 | 15:17 | |
| 13 | Köln | 16 | 26:35 | -9 | 13:19 | |
| 14 | Uerdingen | 16 | 15:25 | -10 | 10:22 | |
| 15 | Dresden | 16 | 16:30 | -14 | 9:23 | |
| 16 | TSV 1860 | 16 | 15:29 | -14 | 8:24 | |
| 17 | VfL Bochum | 16 | 18:38 | -20 | 8:24 | |
| 18 | Duisburg | 16 | 10:33 | -23 | 5:27 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab