| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SC Magdeburg | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 615:506 | 36 | |
| 2. | Flensburg-H. | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 703:626 | 31 | |
| 3. | Lemgo | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 558:512 | 30 | |
| 4. | Fuchse Berlin | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 706:604 | 30 | |
| 5. | Kiel | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 599:557 | 28 | |
| 6. | Gummersbach | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 622:560 | 27 | |
| 7. | Rhein-Neckar | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 567:545 | 22 | |
| 8. | MT Melsungen | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 563:544 | 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 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 549:617 | 10 | |
| 17. | HSG Wetzlar | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 526:590 | 7 | |
| 18. | Leipzig | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 544:634 | 7 |