| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aue | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 33:10 | 23 | 40 | |
| 2. | VfL Osnabruck | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 30:15 | 15 | 35 | |
| 3. | RW Essen | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 33:21 | 12 | 34 | |
| 4. | Dortmund II | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 36:20 | 16 | 31 | |
| 5. | Preussen Munster | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 34:29 | 5 | 30 | |
| 6. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 23:20 | 3 | 30 | |
| 7. | SG Wattenscheid | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30:23 | 7 | 29 | |
| 8. | Chemnitzer | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24:21 | 3 | 27 | |
| 9. | Uerdingen | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 21:24 | -3 | 27 | |
| 10. | Paderborn | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 38:27 | 11 | 24 | |
| 11. | Hamburger SV II | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21:25 | -4 | 23 | |
| 12. | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 26:23 | 3 | 22 | |
| 13. | Koln II | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27:27 | 0 | 22 | |
| 14. | Babelsberg | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 30:33 | -3 | 21 | |
| 15. | Werder Bremen II | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 23:28 | -5 | 19 | |
| 16. | Bayer Leverkusen II | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23:24 | -1 | 17 | |
| 17. | Dresdner SC | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14:24 | -10 | 16 | |
| 18. | Verl | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19:32 | -13 | 15 |