| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38:22 | 16 | 38 | |
| 2. | Munich 1860 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 31:15 | 16 | 35 | |
| 3. | Aue | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31:14 | 17 | 34 | |
| 4. | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 34:15 | 19 | 33 | |
| 5. | Hansa Rostock | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24:13 | 11 | 32 | |
| 6. | Augsburg | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24:13 | 11 | 31 | |
| 7. | Freiburg | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30:22 | 8 | 31 | |
| 8. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30:21 | 9 | 30 | |
| 9. | Duisburg | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 34:20 | 14 | 29 | |
| 10. | Unterhaching | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19:17 | 2 | 25 | |
| 11. | Paderborn | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18:16 | 2 | 25 | |
| 12. | TuS Koblenz | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17:15 | 2 | 25 | |
| 13. | FC Koln | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29:24 | 5 | 24 | |
| 14. | Offenbach | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23:22 | 1 | 23 | |
| 15. | Jena | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24:25 | -1 | 23 | |
| 16. | RW Essen | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 22:18 | 4 | 20 | |
| 17. | Burghausen | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 24:26 | -2 | 17 | |
| 18. | Braunschweig | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14:20 | -6 | 16 |