| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bremen | 31 | 65:31 | 34 | 46:16 | |
| 2 | Dortmund | 31 | 61:30 | 31 | 44:18 | |
| 3 | Freiburg | 31 | 63:42 | 21 | 42:20 | |
| 4 | M'gladbach | 31 | 60:36 | 24 | 40:22 | |
| 5 | K'lautern | 31 | 48:38 | 10 | 40:22 | |
| 6 | Bayern | 31 | 51:38 | 13 | 39:23 | |
| 7 | Karlsruhe | 31 | 43:40 | 3 | 33:29 | |
| 8 | Leverkusen | 31 | 55:46 | 9 | 32:30 | |
| 9 | Köln | 31 | 49:46 | 3 | 31:31 | |
| 10 | Schalke | 31 | 42:45 | -3 | 29:33 | |
| 11 | Frankfurt | 31 | 33:44 | -11 | 29:33 | |
| 12 | Hamburg | 31 | 39:43 | -4 | 27:35 | |
| 13 | Stuttgart | 31 | 47:62 | -15 | 26:36 | |
| 14 | TSV 1860 | 31 | 37:50 | -13 | 25:37 | |
| 15 | Uerdingen | 31 | 32:48 | -16 | 21:41 | |
| 16 | Duisburg | 31 | 27:54 | -27 | 20:42 | |
| 17 | VfL Bochum | 31 | 35:62 | -27 | 19:43 | |
| 18 | Dresden | 31 | 28:60 | -32 | 15:47 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab