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