| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hannover | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 51:12 | 39 | 44 | |
| 2. | Bochum | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 45:19 | 26 | 41 | |
| 3. | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 43:17 | 26 | 39 | |
| 4. | Union Berlin | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 36:15 | 21 | 35 | |
| 5. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 33:20 | 13 | 35 | |
| 6. | Mainz | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 38:20 | 18 | 34 | |
| 7. | Reutlingen | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 32:19 | 13 | 32 | |
| 8. | Alemannia Aachen | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26:23 | 3 | 30 | |
| 9. | Mannheim | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28:19 | 9 | 28 | |
| 10. | Duisburg | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 36:25 | 11 | 27 | |
| 11. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28:22 | 6 | 26 | |
| 12. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 28:24 | 4 | 26 | |
| 13. | Ahlen | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28:27 | 1 | 26 | |
| 14. | Unterhaching | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25:17 | 8 | 24 | |
| 15. | Schweinfurt | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23:27 | -4 | 23 | |
| 16. | Oberhausen | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27:23 | 4 | 21 | |
| 17. | Saarbrucken | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18:28 | -10 | 19 | |
| 18. | Babelsberg | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 19:41 | -22 | 9 |