| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RW Essen | 30 | 56:29 | 27 | 63 | |
| 2 | FC Carl Zeiss | 31 | 48:27 | 21 | 62 | |
| 3 | Düsseldorf | 30 | 55:36 | 19 | 59 | |
| 4 | Holstein Kiel | 30 | 56:37 | 19 | 53 | |
| 5 | Lübeck | 30 | 45:33 | 12 | 53 | |
| 6 | St. Pauli | 30 | 43:34 | 9 | 48 | |
| 7 | HBSC II | 30 | 42:34 | 8 | 46 | |
| 8 | Wuppertal | 30 | 36:33 | 3 | 43 | |
| 9 | Leverkusen II | 30 | 52:57 | -5 | 41 | |
| 10 | K. Emden | 30 | 43:37 | 6 | 40 | |
| 11 | Bremen II | 31 | 43:40 | 3 | 40 | |
| 12 | Hamburg II | 31 | 42:41 | 1 | 39 | |
| 13 | Oberhausen | 30 | 24:41 | -17 | 37 | |
| 14 | Osnabrück | 30 | 44:52 | -8 | 35 | |
| 15 | RW Erfurt | 31 | 33:41 | -8 | 33 | |
| 16 | Münster | 31 | 31:45 | -14 | 33 | |
| 17 | Wattenscheid | 30 | 43:53 | -10 | 32 | |
| 18 | FC Köln II | 30 | 30:58 | -28 | 22 | |
| 19 | Chemnitz | 31 | 27:65 | -38 | 18 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 15 bis 19 steigen in die Oberliga ab