| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dortmund | 19 | 36:19 | 17 | 34 | |
| 2 | Schalke | 19 | 26:18 | 8 | 34 | |
| 3 | Karlsruhe | 19 | 32:21 | 11 | 31 | |
| 4 | TSV 1860 | 19 | 35:23 | 12 | 30 | |
| 5 | Bayern | 19 | 36:28 | 8 | 30 | |
| 6 | Köln | 19 | 19:13 | 6 | 29 | |
| 7 | Freiburg | 19 | 19:19 | 0 | 29 | |
| 8 | M'gladbach | 19 | 26:25 | 1 | 28 | |
| 9 | Düsseldorf | 19 | 24:23 | 1 | 27 | |
| 10 | Bremen | 19 | 23:22 | 1 | 27 | |
| 11 | Hamburg | 19 | 28:28 | 0 | 27 | |
| 12 | Rostock | 19 | 22:24 | -2 | 27 | |
| 13 | K'lautern | 19 | 14:16 | -2 | 22 | |
| 14 | St. Pauli | 19 | 22:25 | -3 | 22 | |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 19 | 26:32 | -6 | 21 | |
| 16 | Frankfurt | 19 | 18:40 | -22 | 15 | |
| 17 | Leverkusen | 19 | 15:25 | -10 | 13 | |
| 18 | Uerdingen | 19 | 21:41 | -20 | 12 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab