| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SC Magdeburg | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 530:427 | 31 | |
| 2. | Flensburg-H. | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 608:532 | 27 | |
| 3. | Lemgo | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 502:460 | 26 | |
| 4. | Kiel | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 516:477 | 24 | |
| 5. | Fuchse Berlin | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 589:519 | 24 | |
| 6. | Gummersbach | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 528:485 | 21 | |
| 7. | MT Melsungen | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 504:490 | 19 | |
| 8. | Rhein-Neckar | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 502:490 | 18 | |
| 9. | Hamburg | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 537:525 | 17 | |
| 10. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 500:505 | 16 | |
| 11. | Goppingen | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 468:502 | 15 | |
| 12. | Erlangen | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 489:508 | 13 | |
| 13. | Eisenach | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 476:501 | 13 | |
| 14. | Stuttgart | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 497:521 | 11 | |
| 15. | Bergischer | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 493:553 | 10 | |
| 16. | Minden | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 459:549 | 9 | |
| 17. | HSG Wetzlar | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 468:535 | 5 | |
| 18. | Leipzig | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 455:542 | 5 |