| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern | 16 | 31:8 | 23 | 35 | |
| 2 | Bremen | 16 | 37:22 | 15 | 33 | |
| 3 | Hamburg | 16 | 23:12 | 11 | 31 | |
| 4 | Leverkusen | 16 | 30:11 | 19 | 30 | |
| 5 | Hannover | 16 | 26:23 | 3 | 27 | |
| 6 | Karlsruhe | 16 | 18:20 | -2 | 27 | |
| 7 | Schalke | 16 | 24:16 | 8 | 26 | |
| 8 | Stuttgart | 16 | 24:23 | 1 | 25 | |
| 9 | Dortmund | 16 | 26:26 | 0 | 21 | |
| 10 | Frankfurt | 16 | 18:23 | -5 | 20 | |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 16 | 25:25 | 0 | 19 | |
| 12 | Hertha BSC | 16 | 19:24 | -5 | 19 | |
| 13 | Wolfsburg | 16 | 26:30 | -4 | 17 | |
| 14 | Nürnberg | 16 | 20:26 | -6 | 15 | |
| 15 | Bielefeld | 16 | 17:38 | -21 | 15 | |
| 16 | Rostock | 16 | 14:26 | -12 | 14 | |
| 17 | Duisburg | 16 | 14:25 | -11 | 13 | |
| 18 | Cottbus | 16 | 12:26 | -14 | 12 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab