| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dortmund | 24 | 51:22 | 29 | 36:12 | |
| 2 | Bremen | 24 | 47:25 | 22 | 35:13 | |
| 3 | K'lautern | 24 | 34:24 | 10 | 33:15 | |
| 4 | M'gladbach | 24 | 51:28 | 23 | 32:16 | |
| 5 | Freiburg | 24 | 50:35 | 15 | 32:16 | |
| 6 | Bayern | 24 | 41:32 | 9 | 30:18 | |
| 7 | Karlsruhe | 24 | 33:30 | 3 | 26:22 | |
| 8 | Stuttgart | 24 | 42:43 | -1 | 24:24 | |
| 9 | Hamburg | 24 | 32:31 | 1 | 23:25 | |
| 10 | Köln | 24 | 39:40 | -1 | 23:25 | |
| 11 | Leverkusen | 24 | 40:37 | 3 | 22:26 | |
| 12 | Schalke | 24 | 33:35 | -2 | 22:26 | |
| 13 | Frankfurt | 24 | 26:38 | -12 | 21:27 | |
| 14 | Uerdingen | 24 | 23:35 | -12 | 16:32 | |
| 15 | TSV 1860 | 24 | 26:45 | -19 | 16:32 | |
| 16 | Duisburg | 24 | 20:41 | -21 | 15:33 | |
| 17 | VfL Bochum | 24 | 28:51 | -23 | 14:34 | |
| 18 | Dresden | 24 | 21:45 | -24 | 12:36 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab