| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dresden | 16 | 29:6 | 23 | 42 | |
| 2 | RW Essen | 16 | 40:9 | 31 | 41 | |
| 3 | Paderborn | 16 | 28:14 | 14 | 35 | |
| 4 | Bremen II | 16 | 30:22 | 8 | 33 | |
| 5 | Braunschweig | 16 | 29:19 | 10 | 30 | |
| 6 | Wuppertal | 16 | 27:14 | 13 | 29 | |
| 7 | St. Pauli | 16 | 25:14 | 11 | 27 | |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 16 | 31:25 | 6 | 27 | |
| 9 | FC Köln II | 16 | 28:18 | 10 | 23 | |
| 10 | Uerdingen | 16 | 26:25 | 1 | 23 | |
| 11 | Münster | 16 | 20:25 | -5 | 22 | |
| 12 | Chemnitz | 16 | 16:18 | -2 | 21 | |
| 13 | Hamburg II | 16 | 17:22 | -5 | 19 | |
| 14 | Dortmund II | 16 | 20:22 | -2 | 18 | |
| 15 | Schalke II | 16 | 21:28 | -7 | 18 | |
| 16 | Wattenscheid | 16 | 23:30 | -7 | 16 | |
| 17 | Sachsen Leipzig | 16 | 16:20 | -4 | 15 | |
| 18 | Neumünster | 16 | 14:29 | -15 | 8 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 14 bis 18 steigen in die Oberliga ab