| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leverkusen | 22 | 43:26 | 17 | 45 | |
| 2 | Bayern | 22 | 46:23 | 23 | 44 | |
| 3 | Dortmund | 22 | 39:27 | 12 | 40 | |
| 4 | Duisburg | 22 | 34:32 | 2 | 35 | |
| 5 | Stuttgart | 22 | 45:30 | 15 | 34 | |
| 6 | TSV 1860 | 22 | 36:35 | 1 | 34 | |
| 7 | Bielefeld | 22 | 35:30 | 5 | 33 | |
| 8 | VfL Bochum | 22 | 37:35 | 2 | 33 | |
| 9 | Karlsruhe | 22 | 36:27 | 9 | 32 | |
| 10 | Schalke | 22 | 23:21 | 2 | 30 | |
| 11 | M'gladbach | 22 | 34:32 | 2 | 29 | |
| 12 | Rostock | 22 | 20:27 | -7 | 28 | |
| 13 | Bremen | 22 | 27:37 | -10 | 28 | |
| 14 | Hamburg | 22 | 29:40 | -11 | 27 | |
| 15 | Köln | 22 | 40:46 | -6 | 22 | |
| 16 | Freiburg | 22 | 29:36 | -7 | 20 | |
| 17 | Düsseldorf | 22 | 18:40 | -22 | 18 | |
| 18 | St. Pauli | 22 | 16:43 | -27 | 16 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab