| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | St. Pauli | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 32:14 | 18 | 35 | |
| 2. | Karlsruher SC | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 39:21 | 18 | 32 | |
| 3. | Hamburger SV | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 31:18 | 13 | 30 | |
| 4. | Greuther Furth | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28:17 | 11 | 30 | |
| 5. | Schalke | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29:20 | 9 | 28 | |
| 6. | Holstein Kiel | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 32:25 | 7 | 28 | |
| 7. | Hertha Berlin | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 40:21 | 19 | 27 | |
| 8. | Hannover | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 31:16 | 15 | 27 | |
| 9. | Dusseldorf | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26:18 | 8 | 27 | |
| 10. | Magdeburg | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27:23 | 4 | 23 | |
| 11. | Paderborn | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25:25 | 0 | 22 | |
| 12. | Braunschweig | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20:21 | -1 | 22 | |
| 13. | Kaiserslautern | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 27:30 | -3 | 20 | |
| 14. | Hansa Rostock | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18:23 | -5 | 20 | |
| 15. | Elversberg | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19:23 | -4 | 19 | |
| 16. | Nurnberg | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18:27 | -9 | 19 | |
| 17. | Wehen | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17:22 | -5 | 17 | |
| 18. | VfL Osnabruck | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13:23 | -10 | 14 |