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