| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SC Magdeburg | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 651:538 | 38 | |
| 2. | Fuchse Berlin | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 747:631 | 32 | |
| 3. | Flensburg-H. | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 703:626 | 31 | |
| 4. | Kiel | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 627:584 | 30 | |
| 5. | Lemgo | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 590:548 | 30 | |
| 6. | Gummersbach | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 622:560 | 27 | |
| 7. | MT Melsungen | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 592:570 | 24 | |
| 8. | Rhein-Neckar | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 594:573 | 22 | |
| 9. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 585:589 | 20 | |
| 10. | Hamburg | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 654:664 | 17 | |
| 11. | Goppingen | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 557:605 | 16 | |
| 12. | Erlangen | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 569:592 | 14 | |
| 13. | Stuttgart | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 580:613 | 13 | |
| 14. | Eisenach | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 559:597 | 13 | |
| 15. | Minden | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 541:642 | 11 | |
| 16. | Bergischer | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 575:646 | 10 | |
| 17. | HSG Wetzlar | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 553:631 | 7 | |
| 18. | Leipzig | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 544:634 | 7 |