| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dortmund | 12 | 35:10 | 25 | 31 | |
| 2 | Bayern | 12 | 28:13 | 15 | 30 | |
| 3 | Hamburg | 13 | 22:12 | 10 | 23 | |
| 4 | TSV 1860 | 13 | 21:11 | 10 | 23 | |
| 5 | Schalke | 13 | 20:11 | 9 | 23 | |
| 6 | M'gladbach | 12 | 22:15 | 7 | 22 | |
| 7 | Frankfurt | 12 | 24:16 | 8 | 21 | |
| 8 | Bremen | 13 | 14:13 | 1 | 20 | |
| 9 | Stuttgart | 12 | 23:19 | 4 | 19 | |
| 10 | Düsseldorf | 13 | 17:14 | 3 | 19 | |
| 11 | Karlsruhe | 13 | 20:20 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | Rostock | 12 | 19:14 | 5 | 17 | |
| 13 | Freiburg | 12 | 13:13 | 0 | 17 | |
| 14 | Leverkusen | 12 | 11:9 | 2 | 15 | |
| 15 | Köln | 13 | 13:12 | 1 | 15 | |
| 16 | St. Pauli | 12 | 18:22 | -4 | 15 | |
| 17 | K'lautern | 13 | 13:14 | -1 | 14 | |
| 18 | Uerdingen | 13 | 18:26 | -8 | 12 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab