| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SC Magdeburg | 29 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 959:788 | 52 | |
| 2. | Fuchse Berlin | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1019:914 | 52 | |
| 3. | Flensburg-H. | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 971:859 | 46 | |
| 4. | Kiel | 29 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 942:839 | 42 | |
| 5. | MT Melsungen | 31 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 897:867 | 41 | |
| 6. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 31 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 916:911 | 36 | |
| 7. | Gummersbach | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 922:905 | 35 | |
| 8. | Leipzig | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 871:860 | 29 | |
| 9. | Hamburg | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 893:931 | 28 | |
| 10. | Lemgo | 31 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 883:891 | 25 | |
| 11. | Rhein-Neckar | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 860:902 | 24 | |
| 12. | Goppingen | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 884:922 | 23 | |
| 13. | HSG Wetzlar | 31 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 835:909 | 23 | |
| 14. | Stuttgart | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 914:968 | 22 | |
| 15. | Eisenach | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 867:921 | 22 | |
| 16. | Erlangen | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 825:890 | 20 | |
| 17. | Bergischer | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 874:947 | 17 | |
| 18. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 783:891 | 11 |