| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Duisburg | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 52:32 | 20 | 68 | |
| 2. | Holstein Kiel | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 59:25 | 34 | 67 | |
| 3. | Regensburg | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 62:50 | 12 | 63 | |
| 4. | Magdeburg | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 53:36 | 17 | 61 | |
| 5. | Zwickau | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 47:54 | -7 | 56 | |
| 6. | VfL Osnabruck | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 46:43 | 3 | 54 | |
| 7. | Wehen | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 45:42 | 3 | 53 | |
| 8. | Chemnitzer | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 54:51 | 3 | 52 | |
| 9. | Preussen Munster | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 49:43 | 6 | 51 | |
| 10. | Grossaspach | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 48:48 | 0 | 51 | |
| 11. | Aalen | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 52:36 | 16 | 48 | |
| 12. | Lotte | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46:47 | -1 | 48 | |
| 13. | Hallescher | 38 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 34:39 | -5 | 48 | |
| 14. | Erfurt | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 34:47 | -13 | 47 | |
| 15. | Hansa Rostock | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 44:46 | -2 | 46 | |
| 16. | Fortuna Koln | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 37:59 | -22 | 46 | |
| 17. | Werder Bremen II | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 32:48 | -16 | 45 | |
| 18. | Paderborn | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 38:57 | -19 | 44 | |
| 19. | Mainz II | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 41:58 | -17 | 40 | |
| 20. | FSV Frankfurt | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 38:50 | -12 | 25 |