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