| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kiel | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 782:650 | 44 | |
| 2. | Flensburg-H. | 27 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 732:647 | 42 | |
| 3. | SC Magdeburg | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 782:717 | 39 | |
| 4. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 778:736 | 36 | |
| 5. | Rhein-Neckar | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 729:686 | 34 | |
| 6. | Fuchse Berlin | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 775:723 | 35 | |
| 7. | MT Melsungen | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 716:700 | 32 | |
| 8. | Leipzig | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 714:714 | 27 | |
| 9. | HSG Wetzlar | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 754:754 | 27 | |
| 10. | Lemgo | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 765:768 | 27 | |
| 11. | Goppingen | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 679:684 | 23 | |
| 12. | Stuttgart | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 709:759 | 21 | |
| 13. | Bergischer | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 709:728 | 20 | |
| 14. | Erlangen | 27 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 695:739 | 20 | |
| 15. | Minden | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 690:720 | 18 | |
| 16. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 741:818 | 16 | |
| 17. | Ludwigshafen | 27 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 639:702 | 15 | |
| 18. | Nordhorn-Lingen | 27 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 643:787 | 4 |