| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Flensburg-H. | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 570:426 | 32 | |
| 2. | Kiel | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 579:437 | 32 | |
| 3. | Lemgo | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 584:469 | 31 | |
| 4. | SC Magdeburg | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 537:445 | 31 | |
| 5. | Hamburg | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 499:414 | 28 | |
| 6. | Gummersbach | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 481:441 | 28 | |
| 7. | Essen | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 479:415 | 25 | |
| 8. | Grosswallstadt | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 425:407 | 25 | |
| 9. | Wallau Massenheim | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 542:508 | 20 | |
| 10. | Stralsunder | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 420:447 | 18 | |
| 11. | HSG Wetzlar | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 446:447 | 17 | |
| 12. | Minden | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 464:509 | 17 | |
| 13. | Pfullingen | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 474:477 | 16 | |
| 14. | Rhein-Neckar | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 459:471 | 16 | |
| 15. | Wilhelmshavener | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 454:441 | 15 | |
| 16. | Goppingen | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 480:475 | 15 | |
| 17. | Nordhorn-Lingen | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 501:503 | 15 | |
| 18. | Eisenach | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 439:480 | 14 |