| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ulm | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28:20 | 8 | 33 | |
| 2. | Regensburg | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25:24 | 1 | 30 | |
| 3. | Dortmund II | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29:26 | 3 | 27 | |
| 4. | Saarbrucken | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 31:22 | 9 | 26 | |
| 5. | Preussen Munster | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 30:27 | 3 | 26 | |
| 6. | Verl | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25:25 | 0 | 25 | |
| 7. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23:19 | 4 | 24 | |
| 8. | Sandhausen | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21:31 | -10 | 21 | |
| 9. | Arminia Bielefeld | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21:24 | -3 | 20 | |
| 10. | Ingolstadt | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23:28 | -5 | 20 | |
| 11. | RW Essen | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21:26 | -5 | 20 | |
| 12. | Unterhaching | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18:28 | -10 | 19 | |
| 13. | Aue | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 19:29 | -10 | 18 | |
| 14. | Viktoria Koln | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26:31 | -5 | 17 | |
| 15. | Munich 1860 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15:24 | -9 | 16 | |
| 16. | Mannheim | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19:32 | -13 | 14 | |
| 17. | Hallescher | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 23:38 | -15 | 14 | |
| 18. | Lubeck | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13:38 | -25 | 11 | |
| 19. | Freiburg II | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 20:36 | -16 | 10 | |
| 20. | Duisburg | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15:34 | -19 | 9 |