| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kiel | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 572:436 | 32 | |
| 2. | Rhein-Neckar | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 559:469 | 30 | |
| 3. | Nordhorn-Lingen | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 560:485 | 30 | |
| 4. | Flensburg-H. | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 603:468 | 29 | |
| 5. | Hamburg | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 576:444 | 28 | |
| 6. | Lemgo | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 505:456 | 24 | |
| 7. | SC Magdeburg | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 544:473 | 23 | |
| 8. | Goppingen | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 505:475 | 23 | |
| 9. | Gummersbach | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 547:495 | 21 | |
| 10. | Fuchse Berlin | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 476:481 | 21 | |
| 11. | Grosswallstadt | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 520:515 | 19 | |
| 12. | MT Melsungen | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 555:562 | 19 | |
| 13. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 479:478 | 18 | |
| 14. | Minden | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 479:485 | 15 | |
| 15. | N-Lubbecke | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 449:477 | 15 | |
| 16. | Essen | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 507:540 | 13 | |
| 17. | HSG Wetzlar | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 463:488 | 11 | |
| 18. | Wilhelmshavener | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 441:491 | 11 |