| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kiel | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 516:403 | 32 | |
| 2. | Lemgo | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 502:385 | 31 | |
| 3. | SC Magdeburg | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 486:418 | 31 | |
| 4. | Nordhorn-Lingen | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 515:408 | 28 | |
| 5. | Flensburg-H. | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 494:392 | 27 | |
| 6. | Essen | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 537:449 | 26 | |
| 7. | Wallau Massenheim | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 490:436 | 26 | |
| 8. | Grosswallstadt | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 476:420 | 25 | |
| 9. | Lubeck-Schwartau | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 431:418 | 25 | |
| 10. | Minden | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 488:444 | 24 | |
| 11. | Eisenach | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 416:422 | 22 | |
| 12. | HSG Wetzlar | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 454:448 | 20 | |
| 13. | Willstatt/Schutterwald | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 447:423 | 19 | |
| 14. | Gummersbach | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 423:406 | 19 | |
| 15. | Goppingen | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 427:423 | 16 | |
| 16. | Post Schwerin | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 408:458 | 12 | |
| 17. | Sportring Solingen | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 444:465 | 11 | |
| 18. | Hameln | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 422:478 | 8 |