| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Flensburg-H. | 34 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 958:768 | 64 | |
| 2. | Kiel | 34 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1018:806 | 62 | |
| 3. | SC Magdeburg | 34 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 1010:867 | 54 | |
| 4. | Rhein-Neckar | 34 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 960:851 | 50 | |
| 5. | MT Melsungen | 34 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 922:900 | 42 | |
| 6. | Fuchse Berlin | 34 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 923:898 | 38 | |
| 7. | Bergischer | 34 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 891:880 | 38 | |
| 8. | Goppingen | 34 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 901:899 | 36 | |
| 9. | Erlangen | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 853:882 | 30 | |
| 10. | HSG Wetzlar | 34 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 859:883 | 29 | |
| 11. | Leipzig | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 861:871 | 27 | |
| 12. | Lemgo | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 861:885 | 26 | |
| 13. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 34 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 935:960 | 26 | |
| 14. | Minden | 34 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 941:976 | 25 | |
| 15. | Stuttgart | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 912:998 | 23 | |
| 16. | Ludwigshafen | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 802:955 | 14 | |
| 17. | Gummersbach | 34 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 809:963 | 14 | |
| 18. | Bietigheim-Metterzimmern | 34 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 809:983 | 14 |