| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Schalke | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 29:14 | 15 | 42 | |
| 2. | Elversberg | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35:14 | 21 | 37 | |
| 3. | Darmstadt | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32:17 | 15 | 35 | |
| 4. | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 35:19 | 16 | 34 | |
| 5. | Paderborn | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 35:27 | 8 | 33 | |
| 6. | Nurnberg | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27:17 | 10 | 31 | |
| 7. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 34:29 | 5 | 30 | |
| 8. | Bochum | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30:21 | 9 | 29 | |
| 9. | Hannover | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27:23 | 4 | 27 | |
| 10. | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 34:21 | 13 | 26 | |
| 11. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30:22 | 8 | 24 | |
| 12. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22:26 | -4 | 24 | |
| 13. | Hertha Berlin | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16:18 | -2 | 23 | |
| 14. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26:31 | -5 | 23 | |
| 15. | Braunschweig | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20:26 | -6 | 23 | |
| 16. | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22:19 | 3 | 22 | |
| 17. | Preussen Munster | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 22:26 | -4 | 17 | |
| 18. | Magdeburg | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23:28 | -5 | 17 |