| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Braunschweig | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 81:22 | 59 | 85 | |
| 2. | Hansa Rostock | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 70:36 | 34 | 78 | |
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 55:37 | 18 | 65 | |
| 4. | Wehen | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 55:39 | 16 | 64 | |
| 5. | Erfurt | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 63:45 | 18 | 61 | |
| 6. | Saarbrucken | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 61:51 | 10 | 59 | |
| 7. | Offenbach | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 52:45 | 7 | 57 | |
| 8. | Regensburg | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 35:41 | -6 | 52 | |
| 9. | Heidenheim | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 59:58 | 1 | 51 | |
| 10. | Stuttgart II | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 48:48 | 0 | 51 | |
| 11. | TuS Koblenz | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 38:46 | -8 | 49 | |
| 12. | Sandhausen | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 43:46 | -3 | 46 | |
| 13. | Babelsberg | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 39:47 | -8 | 46 | |
| 14. | Unterhaching | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 39:55 | -16 | 45 | |
| 15. | Jena | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 43:62 | -19 | 44 | |
| 16. | Aalen | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 40:52 | -12 | 41 | |
| 17. | Burghausen | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 46:66 | -20 | 37 | |
| 18. | Werder Bremen II | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 33:56 | -23 | 36 | |
| 19. | Bayern II | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 30:54 | -24 | 30 | |
| 20. | Ahlen | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 45:69 | -24 | 39 |