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