| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hannover | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 33:21 | 12 | 33 | |
| 2. | Paderborn | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24:18 | 6 | 29 | |
| 3. | Hertha Berlin | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31:26 | 5 | 28 | |
| 4. | Schalke | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21:17 | 4 | 28 | |
| 5. | Elversberg | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29:25 | 4 | 25 | |
| 6. | Magdeburg | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 29:30 | -1 | 22 | |
| 7. | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22:29 | -7 | 19 | |
| 8. | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17:28 | -11 | 18 | |
| 9. | Darmstadt | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 25:28 | -3 | 17 | |
| 10. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24:31 | -7 | 17 | |
| 11. | Bochum | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19:26 | -7 | 15 | |
| 12. | Nurnberg | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20:28 | -8 | 15 | |
| 13. | Braunschweig | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16:28 | -12 | 14 | |
| 14. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 23:37 | -14 | 14 | |
| 15. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19:35 | -16 | 14 | |
| 16. | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19:30 | -11 | 13 | |
| 17. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11:27 | -16 | 13 | |
| 18. | Preussen Munster | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16:35 | -19 | 13 |