| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 30:6 | 24 | 45 | |
| 2. | RW Essen | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 43:10 | 33 | 44 | |
| 3. | Paderborn | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 30:16 | 14 | 36 | |
| 4. | Braunschweig | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 32:21 | 11 | 33 | |
| 5. | Werder Bremen II | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30:24 | 6 | 33 | |
| 6. | Wuppertal | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28:14 | 14 | 32 | |
| 7. | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 34:26 | 8 | 30 | |
| 8. | St. Pauli | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26:15 | 11 | 28 | |
| 9. | Uerdingen | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27:25 | 2 | 26 | |
| 10. | Preussen Munster | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21:25 | -4 | 25 | |
| 11. | Koln II | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29:19 | 10 | 24 | |
| 12. | Hamburger SV II | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19:22 | -3 | 22 | |
| 13. | Chemnitzer | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16:24 | -8 | 21 | |
| 14. | Dortmund II | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20:24 | -4 | 18 | |
| 15. | Schalke II | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23:32 | -9 | 18 | |
| 16. | SG Wattenscheid | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23:32 | -9 | 16 | |
| 17. | Sachsen Leipzig | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16:22 | -6 | 15 | |
| 18. | VfR Neumunster | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16:30 | -14 | 11 |