| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Holstein Kiel | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 30:12 | 18 | 36 | |
| 2. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 40:19 | 21 | 30 | |
| 3. | St. Pauli | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25:20 | 5 | 28 | |
| 4. | Paderborn | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26:28 | -2 | 24 | |
| 5. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 28:25 | 3 | 22 | |
| 6. | Hannover | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24:24 | 0 | 22 | |
| 7. | Elversberg | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 26:35 | -9 | 21 | |
| 8. | Karlsruher SC | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25:25 | 0 | 20 | |
| 9. | Hertha Berlin | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 25:35 | -10 | 18 | |
| 10. | Nurnberg | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21:33 | -12 | 18 | |
| 11. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17:29 | -12 | 16 | |
| 12. | Wehen | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18:25 | -7 | 15 | |
| 13. | Magdeburg | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17:28 | -11 | 14 | |
| 14. | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23:33 | -10 | 13 | |
| 15. | Braunschweig | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 16:27 | -11 | 13 | |
| 16. | Schalke | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 22:37 | -15 | 12 | |
| 17. | Hansa Rostock | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10:30 | -20 | 11 | |
| 18. | VfL Osnabruck | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16:41 | -25 | 11 |