| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schalke | 18 | 26:14 | 12 | 34 | |
| 2 | Dortmund | 18 | 33:18 | 15 | 31 | |
| 3 | TSV 1860 | 18 | 34:20 | 14 | 30 | |
| 4 | Karlsruhe | 18 | 31:20 | 11 | 30 | |
| 5 | Bayern | 18 | 32:28 | 4 | 27 | |
| 6 | Düsseldorf | 18 | 24:20 | 4 | 27 | |
| 7 | Hamburg | 18 | 28:25 | 3 | 27 | |
| 8 | Bremen | 18 | 23:21 | 2 | 27 | |
| 9 | Köln | 18 | 18:13 | 5 | 26 | |
| 10 | Freiburg | 18 | 18:19 | -1 | 26 | |
| 11 | M'gladbach | 18 | 24:24 | 0 | 25 | |
| 12 | Rostock | 18 | 19:24 | -5 | 24 | |
| 13 | K'lautern | 18 | 14:13 | 1 | 22 | |
| 14 | St. Pauli | 18 | 21:24 | -3 | 21 | |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 18 | 23:32 | -9 | 18 | |
| 16 | Leverkusen | 18 | 15:24 | -9 | 13 | |
| 17 | Uerdingen | 18 | 20:39 | -19 | 12 | |
| 18 | Frankfurt | 18 | 15:40 | -25 | 12 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab