| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RW Essen | 20 | 32:20 | 12 | 36 | |
| 2 | Lübeck | 20 | 37:26 | 11 | 36 | |
| 3 | Wattenscheid | 20 | 40:28 | 12 | 34 | |
| 4 | Braunschweig | 20 | 30:20 | 10 | 33 | |
| 5 | Magdeburg | 20 | 38:30 | 8 | 32 | |
| 6 | Osnabrück | 20 | 27:19 | 8 | 32 | |
| 7 | Uerdingen | 20 | 32:28 | 4 | 31 | |
| 8 | Leverkusen II | 20 | 29:26 | 3 | 30 | |
| 9 | Aue | 20 | 24:23 | 1 | 28 | |
| 10 | Chemnitz | 20 | 25:25 | 0 | 28 | |
| 11 | Bremen II | 20 | 32:32 | 0 | 27 | |
| 12 | Verl | 20 | 35:38 | -3 | 25 | |
| 13 | Münster | 20 | 31:36 | -5 | 24 | |
| 14 | Paderborn | 20 | 28:37 | -9 | 22 | |
| 15 | Fortuna Köln | 20 | 25:41 | -16 | 20 | |
| 16 | Holstein Kiel | 20 | 17:28 | -11 | 19 | |
| 17 | Dresdner SC | 20 | 19:32 | -13 | 19 | |
| 18 | Düsseldorf | 20 | 23:35 | -12 | 18 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 14 bis 18 steigen in die Oberliga ab