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