| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jena | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 29:17 | 12 | 36 | |
| 2. | RW Essen | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 30:22 | 8 | 30 | |
| 3. | Holstein Kiel | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26:23 | 3 | 30 | |
| 4. | Preussen Munster | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 17:17 | 0 | 25 | |
| 5. | Dusseldorf | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27:28 | -1 | 23 | |
| 6. | Wuppertal | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19:23 | -4 | 23 | |
| 7. | Hertha Berlin II | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26:24 | 2 | 22 | |
| 8. | SG Wattenscheid | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23:22 | 1 | 22 | |
| 9. | St. Pauli | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19:20 | -1 | 22 | |
| 10. | Lubeck | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 25:27 | -2 | 22 | |
| 11. | Oberhausen | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19:32 | -13 | 19 | |
| 12. | Hamburger SV II | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22:28 | -6 | 16 | |
| 13. | Emden | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22:31 | -9 | 16 | |
| 14. | Bayer Leverkusen II | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 23:35 | -12 | 15 | |
| 15. | Werder Bremen II | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15:22 | -7 | 13 | |
| 16. | VfL Osnabruck | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20:37 | -17 | 12 | |
| 17. | Koln II | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 22:45 | -23 | 11 | |
| 18. | Erfurt | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14:31 | -17 | 10 | |
| 19. | Chemnitzer | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18:44 | -26 | 6 |