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