| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RW Essen | 17 | 25:17 | 8 | 31 | |
| 2 | Lübeck | 17 | 36:27 | 9 | 29 | |
| 3 | Uerdingen | 17 | 25:24 | 1 | 26 | |
| 4 | Braunschweig | 17 | 23:22 | 1 | 22 | |
| 5 | Wattenscheid | 17 | 28:30 | -2 | 22 | |
| 6 | Leverkusen II | 17 | 22:31 | -9 | 20 | |
| 7 | Bremen II | 17 | 24:33 | -9 | 19 | |
| 8 | Magdeburg | 17 | 24:31 | -7 | 18 | |
| 9 | Verl | 17 | 29:37 | -8 | 17 | |
| 10 | Osnabrück | 17 | 16:22 | -6 | 16 | |
| 11 | Chemnitz | 17 | 17:22 | -5 | 15 | |
| 12 | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 16:29 | -13 | 15 | |
| 13 | Münster | 17 | 20:36 | -16 | 15 | |
| 14 | Düsseldorf | 17 | 16:26 | -10 | 14 | |
| 15 | Aue | 17 | 15:25 | -10 | 14 | |
| 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