| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fuchse Berlin | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1197:984 | 58 | |
| 2. | SC Magdeburg | 34 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1076:913 | 57 | |
| 3. | MT Melsungen | 34 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 1020:906 | 55 | |
| 4. | Kiel | 34 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 1061:946 | 51 | |
| 5. | Flensburg-H. | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 1134:1028 | 47 | |
| 6. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 1036:994 | 44 | |
| 7. | Gummersbach | 34 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 1051:1007 | 40 | |
| 8. | Lemgo | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 964:930 | 39 | |
| 9. | Rhein-Neckar | 34 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 1027:1027 | 36 | |
| 10. | Hamburg | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 1060:1070 | 35 | |
| 11. | Eisenach | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 1047:1050 | 27 | |
| 12. | Goppingen | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 928:1010 | 24 | |
| 13. | Leipzig | 34 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 994:1027 | 21 | |
| 14. | HSG Wetzlar | 34 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 897:1013 | 19 | |
| 15. | Erlangen | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 885:983 | 18 | |
| 16. | Stuttgart | 34 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 906:1045 | 18 | |
| 17. | Bietigheim-Metterzimmern | 34 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 930:1077 | 17 | |
| 18. | Potsdam | 34 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 802:1005 | 6 |