| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RW Essen | 18 | 32:15 | 17 | 38 | |
| 2 | FC Carl Zeiss | 18 | 27:13 | 14 | 36 | |
| 3 | Düsseldorf | 18 | 30:25 | 5 | 34 | |
| 4 | Lübeck | 18 | 31:17 | 14 | 32 | |
| 5 | K. Emden | 18 | 26:21 | 5 | 27 | |
| 6 | Bremen II | 18 | 24:21 | 3 | 27 | |
| 7 | Wuppertal | 18 | 22:19 | 3 | 27 | |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 18 | 28:22 | 6 | 26 | |
| 9 | Münster | 18 | 23:21 | 2 | 26 | |
| 10 | Leverkusen II | 18 | 27:32 | -5 | 26 | |
| 11 | Hamburg II | 18 | 25:24 | 1 | 25 | |
| 12 | St. Pauli | 18 | 26:25 | 1 | 24 | |
| 13 | HBSC II | 18 | 25:24 | 1 | 23 | |
| 14 | RW Erfurt | 18 | 17:16 | 1 | 22 | |
| 15 | Oberhausen | 18 | 12:21 | -9 | 22 | |
| 16 | Wattenscheid | 18 | 26:32 | -6 | 20 | |
| 17 | Osnabrück | 18 | 25:31 | -6 | 19 | |
| 18 | FC Köln II | 18 | 19:36 | -17 | 11 | |
| 19 | Chemnitz | 18 | 18:48 | -30 | 6 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 15 bis 19 steigen in die Oberliga ab