| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rhein-Neckar | 34 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1011:840 | 61 | |
| 2. | Flensburg-H. | 34 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1038:837 | 58 | |
| 3. | Kiel | 34 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 960:849 | 53 | |
| 4. | Fuchse Berlin | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 986:889 | 51 | |
| 5. | SC Magdeburg | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 988:902 | 51 | |
| 6. | HSG Wetzlar | 34 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 897:857 | 41 | |
| 7. | MT Melsungen | 34 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 947:924 | 38 | |
| 8. | Leipzig | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 883:871 | 35 | |
| 9. | Erlangen | 34 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 890:941 | 28 | |
| 10. | Goppingen | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 934:960 | 27 | |
| 11. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 935:954 | 24 | |
| 12. | Minden | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 843:948 | 24 | |
| 13. | Lemgo | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 926:988 | 23 | |
| 14. | Stuttgart | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 865:944 | 23 | |
| 15. | Gummersbach | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 867:934 | 22 | |
| 16. | Bergischer | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 868:954 | 22 | |
| 17. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 34 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 819:933 | 17 | |
| 18. | Coburg 2000 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 856:988 | 14 |