| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hansa Rostock | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 47:14 | 33 | 41 | |
| 2. | St. Pauli | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 36:11 | 25 | 37 | |
| 3. | Meppen | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 37:18 | 19 | 37 | |
| 4. | Wolfsburg | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 30:13 | 17 | 37 | |
| 5. | Mannheim | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32:20 | 12 | 34 | |
| 6. | Saarbrucken | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 29:17 | 12 | 30 | |
| 7. | Fortuna Koln | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 34:17 | 17 | 29 | |
| 8. | Hannover | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 36:23 | 13 | 29 | |
| 9. | Chemnitzer | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26:15 | 11 | 28 | |
| 10. | Mainz | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 34:25 | 9 | 28 | |
| 11. | SG Wattenscheid | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 32:24 | 8 | 27 | |
| 12. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 24:16 | 8 | 27 | |
| 13. | Hertha Berlin | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26:19 | 7 | 25 | |
| 14. | Nurnberg | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 21:15 | 6 | 24 | |
| 15. | Lokomotive Leipzig | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19:15 | 4 | 24 | |
| 16. | Zwickau | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19:16 | 3 | 24 | |
| 17. | FC 08 Homburg | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25:19 | 6 | 23 | |
| 18. | FSV Frankfurt | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17:41 | -24 | 9 |