| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern | 20 | 36:17 | 19 | 43 | |
| 2 | Dortmund | 20 | 43:22 | 21 | 40 | |
| 3 | Leverkusen | 20 | 40:25 | 15 | 38 | |
| 4 | Stuttgart | 20 | 42:22 | 20 | 35 | |
| 5 | Köln | 20 | 36:32 | 4 | 32 | |
| 6 | Karlsruhe | 20 | 32:23 | 9 | 30 | |
| 7 | Schalke | 20 | 26:26 | 0 | 30 | |
| 8 | Bremen | 20 | 33:30 | 3 | 29 | |
| 9 | VfL Bochum | 20 | 27:28 | -1 | 29 | |
| 10 | Bielefeld | 20 | 26:33 | -7 | 25 | |
| 11 | Hamburg | 20 | 29:30 | -1 | 24 | |
| 12 | TSV 1860 | 20 | 31:38 | -7 | 24 | |
| 13 | Duisburg | 20 | 20:29 | -9 | 23 | |
| 14 | St. Pauli | 20 | 25:36 | -11 | 22 | |
| 15 | Düsseldorf | 20 | 16:28 | -12 | 22 | |
| 16 | M'gladbach | 20 | 15:24 | -9 | 20 | |
| 17 | Rostock | 20 | 21:29 | -8 | 17 | |
| 18 | Freiburg | 20 | 20:46 | -26 | 13 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab