| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rodez | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 30:11 | 19 | 56 | |
| 2. | Aurillac | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25:20 | 5 | 50 | |
| 3. | Orleans | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24:15 | 9 | 49 | |
| 4. | Luzenac | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29:17 | 12 | 48 | |
| 5. | Le Mans II | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 21:9 | 12 | 48 | |
| 6. | Bayonne | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22:14 | 8 | 48 | |
| 7. | Bordeaux II | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 22:12 | 10 | 47 | |
| 8. | Montlucon | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 22:13 | 9 | 46 | |
| 9. | Albi | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25:17 | 8 | 45 | |
| 10. | Toulouse II | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26:16 | 10 | 44 | |
| 11. | Nantes II | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23:14 | 9 | 43 | |
| 12. | Genets | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 27:23 | 4 | 42 | |
| 13. | Stade Bordelais | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22:21 | 1 | 42 | |
| 14. | Balma | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20:22 | -2 | 40 | |
| 15. | Les Herbiers | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22:23 | -1 | 39 | |
| 16. | Moulins | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 18:16 | 2 | 38 | |
| 17. | St Georges | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14:20 | -6 | 35 | |
| 18. | Brive | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17:29 | -12 | 27 |