| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RW Essen | 34 | 63:32 | 31 | 73 | |
| 2 | FC Carl Zeiss | 34 | 54:30 | 24 | 68 | |
| 3 | Lübeck | 34 | 54:35 | 19 | 63 | |
| 4 | Düsseldorf | 34 | 61:43 | 18 | 63 | |
| 5 | Holstein Kiel | 34 | 63:42 | 21 | 62 | |
| 6 | St. Pauli | 34 | 51:38 | 13 | 55 | |
| 7 | Wuppertal | 34 | 41:39 | 2 | 50 | |
| 8 | HBSC II | 34 | 50:43 | 7 | 49 | |
| 9 | K. Emden | 34 | 47:42 | 5 | 46 | |
| 10 | Osnabrück | 34 | 53:56 | -3 | 45 | |
| 11 | Bremen II | 34 | 46:44 | 2 | 43 | |
| 12 | Leverkusen II | 34 | 53:60 | -7 | 43 | |
| 13 | Münster | 35 | 37:48 | -11 | 42 | |
| 14 | Hamburg II | 35 | 43:48 | -5 | 40 | |
| 15 | RW Erfurt | 34 | 36:44 | -8 | 39 | |
| 16 | Oberhausen | 34 | 29:51 | -22 | 38 | |
| 17 | Wattenscheid | 34 | 48:61 | -13 | 36 | |
| 18 | FC Köln II | 34 | 36:67 | -31 | 26 | |
| 19 | Chemnitz | 34 | 31:73 | -42 | 18 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 15 bis 19 steigen in die Oberliga ab