| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braunschweig | 23 | 39:14 | 25 | 44 | |
| 2 | Lübeck | 23 | 47:30 | 17 | 43 | |
| 3 | RW Essen | 23 | 36:19 | 17 | 43 | |
| 4 | Uerdingen | 23 | 36:20 | 16 | 43 | |
| 5 | Chemnitz | 23 | 39:20 | 19 | 41 | |
| 6 | Wattenscheid | 23 | 36:32 | 4 | 38 | |
| 7 | Leverkusen II | 23 | 36:44 | -8 | 34 | |
| 8 | Bremen II | 23 | 31:33 | -2 | 31 | |
| 9 | Verl | 23 | 36:39 | -3 | 31 | |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 23 | 24:32 | -8 | 31 | |
| 11 | Osnabrück | 23 | 26:22 | 4 | 30 | |
| 12 | Aue | 23 | 33:31 | 2 | 30 | |
| 13 | Magdeburg | 23 | 29:33 | -4 | 28 | |
| 14 | Dresdner SC | 23 | 31:38 | -7 | 26 | |
| 15 | Münster | 23 | 28:45 | -17 | 23 | |
| 16 | Düsseldorf | 23 | 23:38 | -15 | 22 | |
| 17 | Paderborn | 23 | 29:42 | -13 | 20 | |
| 18 | Fortuna Köln | 23 | 16:43 | -27 | 13 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 14 bis 18 steigen in die Oberliga ab