| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | RW Essen | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 34:16 | 18 | 30 | |
| 2. | Wuppertal | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 21:23 | -2 | 30 | |
| 3. | Paderborn | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26:24 | 2 | 26 | |
| 4. | Dortmund II | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23:23 | 0 | 25 | |
| 5. | SG Wattenscheid | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 28:28 | 0 | 24 | |
| 6. | Werder Bremen II | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25:20 | 5 | 22 | |
| 7. | Chemnitzer | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 15:25 | -10 | 22 | |
| 8. | Hamburger SV II | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14:24 | -10 | 22 | |
| 9. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 21:20 | 1 | 20 | |
| 10. | Uerdingen | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19:23 | -4 | 20 | |
| 11. | Schalke II | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 31:38 | -7 | 20 | |
| 12. | Braunschweig | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17:21 | -4 | 19 | |
| 13. | Preussen Munster | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 19:20 | -1 | 17 | |
| 14. | Koln II | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24:34 | -10 | 17 | |
| 15. | St. Pauli | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 18:25 | -7 | 16 | |
| 16. | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18:30 | -12 | 12 | |
| 17. | VfR Neumunster | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16:35 | -19 | 12 | |
| 18. | Sachsen Leipzig | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18:34 | -16 | 9 |