| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lübeck | 16 | 34:24 | 10 | 29 | |
| 2 | RW Essen | 16 | 22:16 | 6 | 28 | |
| 3 | Uerdingen | 16 | 21:20 | 1 | 25 | |
| 4 | Braunschweig | 17 | 23:22 | 1 | 22 | |
| 5 | Wattenscheid | 16 | 27:28 | -1 | 22 | |
| 6 | Bremen II | 17 | 24:33 | -9 | 19 | |
| 7 | Leverkusen II | 16 | 20:30 | -10 | 17 | |
| 8 | Verl | 16 | 26:34 | -8 | 16 | |
| 9 | Chemnitz | 17 | 17:22 | -5 | 15 | |
| 10 | Magdeburg | 16 | 18:30 | -12 | 15 | |
| 11 | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 16:29 | -13 | 15 | |
| 12 | Münster | 17 | 20:36 | -16 | 15 | |
| 13 | Aue | 16 | 15:22 | -7 | 14 | |
| 14 | Düsseldorf | 17 | 16:26 | -10 | 14 | |
| 15 | Osnabrück | 16 | 13:21 | -8 | 13 | |
| 16 | Paderborn | 17 | 18:32 | -14 | 13 | |
| 17 | Dresdner SC | 17 | 17:36 | -19 | 11 | |
| 18 | Fortuna Köln | 17 | 16:40 | -24 | 11 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 14 bis 18 steigen in die Oberliga ab