Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 520:447 | 73 | 23:9 | |
| 2 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 438:404 | 34 | 23:9 | |
| 3 |
 |
Neuhausen/Erms TV Neuhausen/Erms | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 422:395 | 27 | 21:9 | |
| 4 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 386:366 | 20 | 20:12 | |
| 5 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 472:454 | 18 | 20:12 | |
| 6 |
 |
DHC Dormagener HC Rheinland | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 412:395 | 17 | 20:12 | |
| 7 |
 |
Emsdetten TV Emsdetten | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 441:432 | 9 | 20:12 | |
| 8 |
 |
Saarlouis HG Saarlouis | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 480:490 | -10 | 18:14 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hamm-Westfalen ASV Hamm-Westfalen | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 454:410 | 44 | 17:15 | |
| 10 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 454:446 | 8 | 16:16 | |
| 11 |
 |
TV Balingen TV Balingen | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 458:466 | -8 | 15:17 | |
| 12 |
 |
Bietigheim SG BBM Bietigheim | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 477:492 | -15 | 15:17 | |
| 13 |
 |
SV Post Schweri * SV Post Schwerin * | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 419:442 | -23 | 15:17 | |
| 14 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 407:405 | 2 | 13:17 | |
| 15 |
 |
1. VfL Potsdam 1. VfL Potsdam | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 435:449 | -14 | 12:20 | |
| 16 |
 |
Die Eulen Die Eulen Ludwigshafen | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 406:447 | -41 | 12:20 | |
| 17 |
 |
Düsseldorf HSG Düsseldorf | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 408:427 | -19 | 11:21 | |
| 18 |
 |
Rostock HC Empor Rostock | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 428:497 | -69 | 10:22 | |
| 19 |
 |
Lüb.-Schwartau VfL Lübeck-Schwartau | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 444:469 | -25 | 9:23 | |
| 20 |
 |
TV Korschenbroich TV Korschenbroich | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 463:491 | -28 | 8:24 |