| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hannover | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27:19 | 8 | 26 | |
| 2. | Hertha Berlin | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28:18 | 10 | 24 | |
| 3. | Elversberg | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24:18 | 6 | 23 | |
| 4. | Paderborn | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18:12 | 6 | 22 | |
| 5. | Schalke | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16:11 | 5 | 22 | |
| 6. | Magdeburg | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 23:24 | -1 | 19 | |
| 7. | Darmstadt | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20:20 | 0 | 16 | |
| 8. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20:26 | -6 | 14 | |
| 9. | Dusseldorf | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11:18 | -7 | 13 | |
| 10. | Holstein Kiel | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18:26 | -8 | 13 | |
| 11. | Greuther Furth | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 21:33 | -12 | 13 | |
| 12. | Karlsruher SC | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17:29 | -12 | 13 | |
| 13. | Kaiserslautern | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15:24 | -9 | 12 | |
| 14. | Bochum | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15:18 | -3 | 11 | |
| 15. | Nurnberg | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14:22 | -8 | 11 | |
| 16. | Braunschweig | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13:21 | -8 | 11 | |
| 17. | Preussen Munster | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12:25 | -13 | 11 | |
| 18. | Arminia Bielefeld | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15:22 | -7 | 10 |