| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aachen | 17 | 60:15 | 45 | 31:3 | |
| 2 | Düsseldorf | 17 | 41:10 | 31 | 30:4 | |
| 3 | RW Essen | 17 | 46:12 | 34 | 30:4 | |
| 4 | Oberhausen | 17 | 39:18 | 21 | 23:11 | |
| 5 | Münster | 17 | 41:19 | 22 | 23:11 | |
| 6 | Bielefeld | 17 | 36:19 | 17 | 22:12 | |
| 7 | Viktoria Köln | 17 | 31:22 | 9 | 22:12 | |
| 8 | Wuppertal | 17 | 30:16 | 14 | 21:13 | |
| 9 | Eintr. Duisb | 17 | 32:24 | 8 | 21:13 | |
| 10 | SF Hamborn | 17 | 23:16 | 7 | 20:14 | |
| 11 | SW Essen | 17 | 25:18 | 7 | 19:15 | |
| 12 | Bottrop | 17 | 29:25 | 4 | 18:16 | |
| 13 | Gelsenkirche | 17 | 19:30 | -11 | 17:17 | |
| 14 | VfL Bochum | 17 | 27:28 | -1 | 16:18 | |
| 15 | Marl-Hüls | 17 | 24:23 | 1 | 15:19 | |
| 16 | Herne | 17 | 24:27 | -3 | 15:19 | |
| 17 | Leverkusen | 17 | 28:35 | -7 | 15:19 | |
| 18 | Horst-Emsche | 17 | 18:40 | -22 | 7:27 |
Die letzten beiden Mannschaften steigen ab