| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RW Essen | 31 | 57:29 | 28 | 66 | |
| 2 | FC Carl Zeiss | 31 | 48:27 | 21 | 62 | |
| 3 | Düsseldorf | 31 | 56:37 | 19 | 60 | |
| 4 | Holstein Kiel | 31 | 59:39 | 20 | 56 | |
| 5 | Lübeck | 31 | 48:33 | 15 | 56 | |
| 6 | St. Pauli | 31 | 46:35 | 11 | 51 | |
| 7 | HBSC II | 31 | 47:35 | 12 | 49 | |
| 8 | Wuppertal | 31 | 38:34 | 4 | 46 | |
| 9 | Leverkusen II | 31 | 52:58 | -6 | 41 | |
| 10 | K. Emden | 31 | 43:38 | 5 | 40 | |
| 11 | Hamburg II | 32 | 43:42 | 1 | 40 | |
| 12 | Bremen II | 32 | 43:43 | 0 | 40 | |
| 13 | Osnabrück | 31 | 45:52 | -7 | 38 | |
| 14 | Oberhausen | 31 | 25:44 | -19 | 37 | |
| 15 | RW Erfurt | 32 | 34:41 | -7 | 36 | |
| 16 | Münster | 32 | 31:46 | -15 | 33 | |
| 17 | Wattenscheid | 31 | 44:58 | -14 | 32 | |
| 18 | FC Köln II | 31 | 31:60 | -29 | 22 | |
| 19 | Chemnitz | 32 | 29:68 | -39 | 18 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 15 bis 19 steigen in die Oberliga ab