| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Freiburg | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 29:12 | 17 | 40 | |
| 2. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 39:19 | 20 | 38 | |
| 3. | Alemannia Aachen | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 31:13 | 18 | 37 | |
| 4. | Bochum | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30:15 | 15 | 33 | |
| 5. | Unterhaching | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24:12 | 12 | 31 | |
| 6. | Braunschweig | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25:12 | 13 | 30 | |
| 7. | Cottbus | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25:13 | 12 | 30 | |
| 8. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28:17 | 11 | 29 | |
| 9. | Aue | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 18:12 | 6 | 29 | |
| 10. | Hansa Rostock | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 26:19 | 7 | 28 | |
| 11. | Paderborn | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30:17 | 13 | 27 | |
| 12. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26:22 | 4 | 27 | |
| 13. | Munich 1860 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21:17 | 4 | 24 | |
| 14. | Burghausen | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21:21 | 0 | 24 | |
| 15. | Offenbach | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25:30 | -5 | 22 | |
| 16. | Saarbrucken | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23:30 | -7 | 22 | |
| 17. | Ahlen | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20:21 | -1 | 20 | |
| 18. | Siegen | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24:27 | -3 | 20 |