| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Flensburg-H. | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 576:510 | 34 | |
| 2. | Kiel | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 594:520 | 31 | |
| 3. | SC Magdeburg | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 557:486 | 28 | |
| 4. | Fuchse Berlin | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 531:499 | 24 | |
| 5. | Rhein-Neckar | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 555:530 | 24 | |
| 6. | MT Melsungen | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 527:529 | 22 | |
| 7. | Leipzig | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 498:521 | 18 | |
| 8. | Lemgo | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 510:537 | 18 | |
| 9. | Goppingen | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 511:531 | 17 | |
| 10. | Bergischer | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 518:520 | 16 | |
| 11. | HSG Wetzlar | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 528:543 | 15 | |
| 12. | Erlangen | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 512:539 | 14 | |
| 13. | Stuttgart | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 494:551 | 14 | |
| 14. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 507:564 | 13 | |
| 15. | Ludwigshafen | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 449:514 | 12 | |
| 16. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 494:525 | 11 | |
| 17. | Nordhorn-Lingen | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 490:573 | 9 | |
| 18. | Minden | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 475:528 | 7 | |
| 19. | Essen | 19 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 501:586 | 6 | |
| 20. | Coburg 2000 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 475:604 | 4 |