| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Flensburg-H. | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 467:384 | 30 | |
| 2. | Kiel | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 505:424 | 30 | |
| 3. | SC Magdeburg | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 489:428 | 26 | |
| 4. | Rhein-Neckar | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 471:437 | 23 | |
| 5. | Goppingen | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 453:456 | 19 | |
| 6. | MT Melsungen | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 465:473 | 18 | |
| 7. | Fuchse Berlin | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 453:452 | 16 | |
| 8. | Bergischer | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 432:449 | 14 | |
| 9. | HSG Wetzlar | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 414:439 | 13 | |
| 10. | Minden | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 444:492 | 11 | |
| 11. | Erlangen | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 418:466 | 10 | |
| 12. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 457:487 | 9 | |
| 13. | Stuttgart | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 433:497 | 9 | |
| 14. | Lemgo | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 409:459 | 8 | |
| 15. | Leipzig | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 414:454 | 7 | |
| 16. | Ludwigshafen | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 400:494 | 5 | |
| 17. | Bietigheim-Metterzimmern | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 397:496 | 4 | |
| 18. | Gummersbach | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 406:511 | 3 |