| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Magdeburg | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 41:11 | 30 | 48 | |
| 2. | Paderborn | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 49:11 | 38 | 45 | |
| 3. | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 29:9 | 20 | 44 | |
| 4. | Wehen | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 44:19 | 25 | 39 | |
| 5. | Jena | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29:24 | 5 | 36 | |
| 6. | Aalen | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30:23 | 7 | 35 | |
| 7. | Meppen | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 31:20 | 11 | 34 | |
| 8. | Hansa Rostock | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30:22 | 8 | 33 | |
| 9. | Unterhaching | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 33:27 | 6 | 33 | |
| 10. | Preussen Munster | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 30:17 | 13 | 32 | |
| 11. | Fortuna Koln | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27:22 | 5 | 31 | |
| 12. | Hallescher | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 27:25 | 2 | 31 | |
| 13. | Zwickau | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24:24 | 0 | 29 | |
| 14. | Wurzburger Kickers | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21:23 | -2 | 28 | |
| 15. | Lotte | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 25:24 | 1 | 27 | |
| 16. | VfL Osnabruck | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 30:28 | 2 | 25 | |
| 17. | Grossaspach | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23:26 | -3 | 22 | |
| 18. | Chemnitzer | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22:30 | -8 | 22 | |
| 19. | Werder Bremen II | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20:29 | -9 | 19 | |
| 20. | Erfurt | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17:42 | -25 | 13 |