| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lubeck | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 35:9 | 26 | 47 | |
| 2. | RW Essen | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 37:12 | 25 | 46 | |
| 3. | Dusseldorf | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 35:19 | 16 | 40 | |
| 4. | St. Pauli | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 34:18 | 16 | 39 | |
| 5. | VfL Osnabruck | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 36:21 | 15 | 37 | |
| 6. | Holstein Kiel | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 38:19 | 19 | 36 | |
| 7. | Jena | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 29:15 | 14 | 36 | |
| 8. | Emden | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28:14 | 14 | 33 | |
| 9. | Hertha Berlin II | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28:20 | 8 | 33 | |
| 10. | Erfurt | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26:17 | 9 | 32 | |
| 11. | Werder Bremen II | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 31:25 | 6 | 30 | |
| 12. | Bayer Leverkusen II | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 33:29 | 4 | 29 | |
| 13. | Wuppertal | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23:19 | 4 | 28 | |
| 14. | Hamburger SV II | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23:20 | 3 | 27 | |
| 15. | Oberhausen | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11:21 | -10 | 20 | |
| 16. | Preussen Munster | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20:32 | -12 | 17 | |
| 17. | SG Wattenscheid | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 27:43 | -16 | 17 | |
| 18. | Koln II | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17:29 | -12 | 15 | |
| 19. | Chemnitzer | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17:34 | -17 | 15 |