| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lemgo | 34 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1158:959 | 62 | |
| 2. | Flensburg-H. | 34 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1082:902 | 57 | |
| 3. | SC Magdeburg | 34 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 1109:946 | 55 | |
| 4. | Essen | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 983:916 | 47 | |
| 5. | Nordhorn-Lingen | 34 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 1025:973 | 43 | |
| 6. | Kiel | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 993:922 | 40 | |
| 7. | Gummersbach | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 1013:968 | 39 | |
| 8. | Hamburg | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 908:913 | 34 | |
| 9. | Wallau Massenheim | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 973:986 | 32 | |
| 10. | HSG Wetzlar | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 846:918 | 28 | |
| 11. | Goppingen | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 881:921 | 27 | |
| 12. | Minden | 34 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 930:983 | 26 | |
| 13. | Grosswallstadt | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 863:913 | 25 | |
| 14. | Eisenach | 34 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 894:963 | 23 | |
| 15. | Wilhelmshavener | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 870:963 | 22 | |
| 16. | Pfullingen | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 871:996 | 20 | |
| 17. | N-Lubbecke | 34 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 881:995 | 16 | |
| 18. | Willstatt/Schutterwald | 34 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 920:1063 | 16 |