| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nurnberg | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 31:7 | 24 | 42 | |
| 2. | Freiburg | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 34:14 | 20 | 39 | |
| 3. | Alemannia Aachen | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 34:16 | 18 | 38 | |
| 4. | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35:15 | 20 | 37 | |
| 5. | St. Pauli | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 32:19 | 13 | 37 | |
| 6. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 36:21 | 15 | 32 | |
| 7. | Duisburg | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 33:18 | 15 | 29 | |
| 8. | FSV Frankfurt | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20:18 | 2 | 29 | |
| 9. | TuS Koblenz | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31:22 | 9 | 28 | |
| 10. | Oberhausen | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 18:22 | -4 | 28 | |
| 11. | Hansa Rostock | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 34:17 | 17 | 27 | |
| 12. | Mainz | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 32:22 | 10 | 27 | |
| 13. | Augsburg | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26:18 | 8 | 27 | |
| 14. | VfL Osnabruck | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 25:22 | 3 | 26 | |
| 15. | Munich 1860 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 26:21 | 5 | 23 | |
| 16. | Ahlen | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19:26 | -7 | 21 | |
| 17. | Ingolstadt | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25:24 | 1 | 20 | |
| 18. | Wehen | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18:21 | -3 | 18 |