| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kiel | 38 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1212:999 | 68 | |
| 2. | Flensburg-H. | 38 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1175:998 | 68 | |
| 3. | SC Magdeburg | 38 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 1151:1013 | 53 | |
| 4. | Fuchse Berlin | 38 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 1093:1003 | 52 | |
| 5. | Rhein-Neckar | 38 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 1116:1023 | 50 | |
| 6. | Goppingen | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 1055:1046 | 42 | |
| 7. | Leipzig | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 1017:1019 | 42 | |
| 8. | MT Melsungen | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 1062:1062 | 41 | |
| 9. | Lemgo | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 1043:1056 | 41 | |
| 10. | HSG Wetzlar | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 1078:1034 | 41 | |
| 11. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 1032:1034 | 36 | |
| 12. | Bergischer | 38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 1037:1019 | 35 | |
| 13. | Erlangen | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 1038:1051 | 34 | |
| 14. | Stuttgart | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 1019:1075 | 32 | |
| 15. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 38 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 1023:1100 | 29 | |
| 16. | Minden | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 989:1051 | 28 | |
| 17. | Ludwigshafen | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 927:1018 | 25 | |
| 18. | Nordhorn-Lingen | 38 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 964:1112 | 17 | |
| 19. | Essen | 38 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 1013:1142 | 15 | |
| 20. | Coburg 2000 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 968:1157 | 11 |