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