| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kiel | 34 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1135:865 | 62 | |
| 2. | Hamburg | 34 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1125:911 | 61 | |
| 3. | Flensburg-H. | 34 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 1026:887 | 54 | |
| 4. | Rhein-Neckar | 34 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1047:923 | 49 | |
| 5. | Gummersbach | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 999:921 | 47 | |
| 6. | Goppingen | 34 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 1001:985 | 46 | |
| 7. | Lemgo | 34 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 981:914 | 42 | |
| 8. | Grosswallstadt | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 925:890 | 40 | |
| 9. | Fuchse Berlin | 34 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 977:943 | 40 | |
| 10. | N-Lubbecke | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 949:964 | 26 | |
| 11. | SC Magdeburg | 34 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 957:1016 | 25 | |
| 12. | MT Melsungen | 34 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 952:1046 | 23 | |
| 13. | HSG Wetzlar | 34 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 879:987 | 23 | |
| 14. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 34 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 880:1011 | 20 | |
| 15. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 34 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 889:971 | 18 | |
| 16. | Rheinland | 34 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 891:1058 | 14 | |
| 17. | Dusseldorf | 34 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 868:1032 | 12 | |
| 18. | Minden | 34 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 847:1004 | 10 |