| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Oberhausen | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 37:15 | 22 | 37 | |
| 2. | Emden | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 26:15 | 11 | 37 | |
| 3. | Werder Bremen II | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 30:19 | 11 | 36 | |
| 4. | Erfurt | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 45:20 | 25 | 35 | |
| 5. | Ahlen | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 40:21 | 19 | 35 | |
| 6. | Dusseldorf | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28:10 | 18 | 33 | |
| 7. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24:15 | 9 | 32 | |
| 8. | Braunschweig | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35:30 | 5 | 31 | |
| 9. | Wuppertal | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 33:25 | 8 | 29 | |
| 10. | Magdeburg | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 24:16 | 8 | 29 | |
| 11. | Dortmund II | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 19:16 | 3 | 29 | |
| 12. | Union Berlin | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 31:25 | 6 | 28 | |
| 13. | RW Essen | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19:18 | 1 | 25 | |
| 14. | Hamburger SV II | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 17:18 | -1 | 23 | |
| 15. | Cottbus II | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18:20 | -2 | 23 | |
| 16. | Lubeck | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 17:29 | -12 | 20 | |
| 17. | Babelsberg | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16:27 | -11 | 16 | |
| 18. | Verl | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16:27 | -11 | 15 | |
| 19. | Wolfsburg II | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8:29 | -21 | 11 |