| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lübeck | 32 | 66:42 | 24 | 62 | |
| 2 | Braunschweig | 32 | 57:26 | 31 | 61 | |
| 3 | RW Essen | 32 | 51:30 | 21 | 57 | |
| 4 | Wattenscheid | 32 | 58:47 | 11 | 55 | |
| 5 | Chemnitz | 32 | 48:34 | 14 | 50 | |
| 6 | Uerdingen | 32 | 44:37 | 7 | 49 | |
| 7 | Aue | 32 | 45:39 | 6 | 45 | |
| 8 | Bremen II | 32 | 45:44 | 1 | 45 | |
| 9 | Osnabrück | 32 | 39:34 | 5 | 44 | |
| 10 | Verl | 32 | 53:56 | -3 | 44 | |
| 11 | Leverkusen II | 32 | 47:56 | -9 | 43 | |
| 12 | Holstein Kiel | 32 | 33:44 | -11 | 42 | |
| 13 | Paderborn | 32 | 48:53 | -5 | 37 | |
| 14 | Magdeburg | 32 | 41:52 | -11 | 37 | |
| 15 | Münster | 32 | 46:61 | -15 | 37 | |
| 16 | Dresdner SC | 32 | 38:54 | -16 | 29 | |
| 17 | Düsseldorf | 32 | 33:56 | -23 | 29 | |
| 18 | Fortuna Köln | 32 | 31:58 | -27 | 26 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 14 bis 18 steigen in die Oberliga ab