| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schalke | 8 | 14:3 | 11 | 22 | |
| 2 | Leverkusen | 9 | 25:11 | 14 | 21 | |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 9 | 19:5 | 14 | 21 | |
| 4 | K'lautern | 8 | 19:11 | 8 | 21 | |
| 5 | Bayern | 8 | 18:7 | 11 | 17 | |
| 6 | Karlsruhe | 9 | 19:12 | 7 | 17 | |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 8 | 9:5 | 4 | 17 | |
| 8 | Bielefeld | 9 | 15:12 | 3 | 16 | |
| 9 | Bremen | 9 | 13:11 | 2 | 16 | |
| 10 | Dortmund | 9 | 19:15 | 4 | 14 | |
| 11 | Rostock | 8 | 16:10 | 6 | 13 | |
| 12 | M'gladbach | 9 | 17:13 | 4 | 13 | |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 8 | 13:10 | 3 | 13 | |
| 14 | Köln | 8 | 18:17 | 1 | 13 | |
| 15 | Duisburg | 9 | 12:12 | 0 | 13 | |
| 16 | TSV 1860 | 9 | 9:12 | -3 | 11 | |
| 17 | Hamburg | 8 | 11:13 | -2 | 10 | |
| 18 | VfL Bochum | 8 | 8:11 | -3 | 10 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab