| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SC Magdeburg | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 398:315 | 23 | |
| 2. | Flensburg-H. | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 451:405 | 22 | |
| 3. | Kiel | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 417:387 | 22 | |
| 4. | Gummersbach | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 377:325 | 20 | |
| 5. | Fuchse Berlin | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 475:388 | 20 | |
| 6. | Rhein-Neckar | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 378:344 | 19 | |
| 7. | Lemgo | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 380:348 | 19 | |
| 8. | Eisenach | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 382:372 | 17 | |
| 9. | MT Melsungen | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 391:376 | 16 | |
| 10. | Stuttgart | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 375:364 | 15 | |
| 11. | Hamburg | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 411:406 | 13 | |
| 12. | Goppingen | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 326:340 | 11 | |
| 13. | Erlangen | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 378:374 | 11 | |
| 14. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 371:379 | 11 | |
| 15. | Bergischer | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 346:366 | 9 | |
| 16. | Minden | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 364:422 | 8 | |
| 17. | HSG Wetzlar | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 342:381 | 6 | |
| 18. | Leipzig | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 299:360 | 4 |