| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Schalke | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 20:8 | 12 | 34 | |
| 2. | Elversberg | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29:14 | 15 | 30 | |
| 3. | Darmstadt | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26:15 | 11 | 29 | |
| 4. | Paderborn | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22:16 | 6 | 29 | |
| 5. | Hannover | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29:20 | 9 | 28 | |
| 6. | Kaiserslautern | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27:18 | 9 | 26 | |
| 7. | Hertha Berlin | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 17:12 | 5 | 26 | |
| 8. | Karlsruher SC | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23:27 | -4 | 21 | |
| 9. | Bochum | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21:20 | 1 | 19 | |
| 10. | Preussen Munster | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21:24 | -3 | 19 | |
| 11. | Nurnberg | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17:21 | -4 | 19 | |
| 12. | Arminia Bielefeld | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 26:23 | 3 | 17 | |
| 13. | Holstein Kiel | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15:18 | -3 | 16 | |
| 14. | Braunschweig | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15:26 | -11 | 14 | |
| 15. | Dusseldorf | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13:25 | -12 | 14 | |
| 16. | Greuther Furth | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 22:39 | -17 | 14 | |
| 17. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21:29 | -8 | 13 | |
| 18. | Magdeburg | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15:24 | -9 | 13 |