| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VfL Bochum | 7 | 12:5 | 7 | 17 | |
| 2 | Dortmund | 6 | 17:3 | 14 | 16 | |
| 3 | Leverkusen | 7 | 19:7 | 12 | 16 | |
| 4 | Stuttgart | 6 | 19:5 | 14 | 15 | |
| 5 | Bremen | 7 | 14:3 | 11 | 15 | |
| 6 | Bayern | 7 | 10:5 | 5 | 15 | |
| 7 | M'gladbach | 6 | 12:4 | 8 | 13 | |
| 8 | Karlsruhe | 7 | 16:9 | 7 | 13 | |
| 9 | Köln | 6 | 12:7 | 5 | 12 | |
| 10 | Hamburg | 6 | 13:8 | 5 | 11 | |
| 11 | St. Pauli | 7 | 12:10 | 2 | 11 | |
| 12 | TSV 1860 | 6 | 14:12 | 2 | 10 | |
| 13 | Freiburg | 6 | 7:8 | -1 | 9 | |
| 14 | Bielefeld | 7 | 7:10 | -3 | 7 | |
| 15 | Duisburg | 7 | 8:14 | -6 | 7 | |
| 16 | Schalke | 7 | 6:8 | -2 | 6 | |
| 17 | Rostock | 6 | 9:11 | -2 | 5 | |
| 18 | Düsseldorf | 6 | 3:9 | -6 | 5 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab