| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leipzig | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 1069:919 | 62 | |
| 2. | Eisenach | 38 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 1156:1012 | 56 | |
| 3. | Stuttgart | 38 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 1074:950 | 55 | |
| 4. | Nordhorn-Lingen | 38 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 1002:927 | 51 | |
| 5. | Wolfe Wurzburg | 38 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 962:912 | 49 | |
| 6. | Aue | 38 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 1009:957 | 46 | |
| 7. | Grosswallstadt | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 952:909 | 46 | |
| 8. | Coburg 2000 | 38 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 1043:1002 | 45 | |
| 9. | Hamm-Westfalen | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 1105:1057 | 42 | |
| 10. | Emsdetten | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 1107:1082 | 42 | |
| 11. | Lubeck-Schwartau | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 975:961 | 40 | |
| 12. | Rostock | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 1038:1084 | 36 | |
| 13. | Neuhausen/Erms | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 979:960 | 33 | |
| 14. | Henstedt | 38 | 15 | 2 | 21 | 992:1041 | 32 | |
| 15. | Essen | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 925:977 | 31 | |
| 16. | Dormagen | 38 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 942:1022 | 27 | |
| 17. | Saarlouis | 38 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 1018:1103 | 25 | |
| 18. | Hildesheim | 38 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 972:1086 | 18 | |
| 19. | Huttenberg | 38 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 927:1012 | 17 | |
| 20. | Baunatal | 38 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 878:1152 | 7 |