| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RW Essen | 35 | 66:34 | 32 | 73 | |
| 2 | FC Carl Zeiss | 35 | 58:31 | 27 | 72 | |
| 3 | Holstein Kiel | 35 | 64:39 | 25 | 66 | |
| 4 | Lübeck | 35 | 58:36 | 22 | 66 | |
| 5 | St. Pauli | 35 | 52:37 | 15 | 60 | |
| 6 | Düsseldorf | 35 | 59:47 | 12 | 60 | |
| 7 | HBSC II | 36 | 54:44 | 10 | 55 | |
| 8 | Osnabrück | 35 | 56:56 | 0 | 49 | |
| 9 | Wuppertal | 35 | 39:41 | -2 | 48 | |
| 10 | K. Emden | 35 | 49:45 | 4 | 46 | |
| 11 | Leverkusen II | 35 | 55:61 | -6 | 44 | |
| 12 | Bremen II | 35 | 44:45 | -1 | 42 | |
| 13 | Hamburg II | 35 | 44:47 | -3 | 42 | |
| 14 | RW Erfurt | 35 | 40:47 | -7 | 42 | |
| 15 | Wattenscheid | 35 | 50:64 | -14 | 39 | |
| 16 | Münster | 35 | 34:48 | -14 | 39 | |
| 17 | Oberhausen | 35 | 29:53 | -24 | 36 | |
| 18 | FC Köln II | 35 | 37:72 | -35 | 25 | |
| 19 | Chemnitz | 35 | 34:75 | -41 | 21 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 15 bis 19 steigen in die Oberliga ab