| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Braunschweig | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 37:7 | 30 | 42 | |
| 2. | Chemnitzer | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36:18 | 18 | 36 | |
| 3. | SG Wattenscheid | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36:21 | 15 | 36 | |
| 4. | Lubeck | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 34:19 | 15 | 36 | |
| 5. | VfL Osnabruck | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30:13 | 17 | 34 | |
| 6. | Aue | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32:18 | 14 | 34 | |
| 7. | RW Essen | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 33:16 | 17 | 33 | |
| 8. | Bayer Leverkusen II | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31:28 | 3 | 29 | |
| 9. | Verl | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28:24 | 4 | 28 | |
| 10. | Werder Bremen II | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26:18 | 8 | 27 | |
| 11. | Uerdingen | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24:17 | 7 | 27 | |
| 12. | Paderborn | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33:28 | 5 | 27 | |
| 13. | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 20:22 | -2 | 27 | |
| 14. | Magdeburg | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 30:23 | 7 | 25 | |
| 15. | Preussen Munster | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 29:32 | -3 | 22 | |
| 16. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24:24 | 0 | 21 | |
| 17. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20:31 | -11 | 18 | |
| 18. | Fortuna Koln | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17:28 | -11 | 15 |