| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mainz | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 30:15 | 15 | 36 | |
| 2. | Freiburg | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 26:22 | 4 | 29 | |
| 3. | Duisburg | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 23:18 | 5 | 26 | |
| 4. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24:25 | -1 | 24 | |
| 5. | Ahlen | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19:31 | -12 | 20 | |
| 6. | Alemannia Aachen | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 24:22 | 2 | 18 | |
| 7. | Nurnberg | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 20:22 | -2 | 18 | |
| 8. | Munich 1860 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18:25 | -7 | 16 | |
| 9. | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18:33 | -15 | 15 | |
| 10. | Oberhausen | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17:32 | -15 | 14 | |
| 11. | Augsburg | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17:28 | -11 | 13 | |
| 12. | TuS Koblenz | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16:35 | -19 | 13 | |
| 13. | Ingolstadt | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13:30 | -17 | 11 | |
| 14. | Hansa Rostock | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 18:36 | -18 | 11 | |
| 15. | St. Pauli | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 20:40 | -20 | 11 | |
| 16. | VfL Osnabruck | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16:38 | -22 | 10 | |
| 17. | FSV Frankfurt | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14:29 | -15 | 9 | |
| 18. | Wehen | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10:28 | -18 | 9 |