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