| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dortmund | 21 | 45:23 | 22 | 43 | |
| 2 | Bayern | 21 | 38:22 | 16 | 43 | |
| 3 | Leverkusen | 21 | 45:27 | 18 | 41 | |
| 4 | Stuttgart | 21 | 46:23 | 23 | 38 | |
| 5 | Karlsruhe | 21 | 36:25 | 11 | 33 | |
| 6 | Köln | 21 | 36:32 | 4 | 33 | |
| 7 | Schalke | 21 | 27:26 | 1 | 33 | |
| 8 | Bremen | 21 | 34:34 | 0 | 29 | |
| 9 | VfL Bochum | 21 | 27:29 | -2 | 29 | |
| 10 | TSV 1860 | 21 | 34:38 | -4 | 27 | |
| 11 | Bielefeld | 21 | 26:33 | -7 | 26 | |
| 12 | Hamburg | 21 | 30:34 | -4 | 24 | |
| 13 | Duisburg | 21 | 20:29 | -9 | 24 | |
| 14 | M'gladbach | 21 | 19:25 | -6 | 23 | |
| 15 | St. Pauli | 21 | 27:40 | -13 | 22 | |
| 16 | Düsseldorf | 21 | 16:31 | -15 | 22 | |
| 17 | Rostock | 21 | 21:29 | -8 | 18 | |
| 18 | Freiburg | 21 | 21:48 | -27 | 13 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab