Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 540:465 | 75 | 25:9 | |
| 2 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 456:424 | 32 | 23:11 | |
| 3 |
 |
Neuhausen/Erms TV Neuhausen/Erms | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 455:425 | 30 | 23:9 | |
| 4 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 414:395 | 19 | 20:14 | |
| 5 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 503:486 | 17 | 20:14 | |
| 6 |
 |
DHC Dormagener HC Rheinland | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 434:421 | 13 | 20:14 | |
| 7 |
 |
Emsdetten TV Emsdetten | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 463:457 | 6 | 20:14 | |
| 8 |
 |
Saarlouis HG Saarlouis | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 510:517 | -7 | 20:14 | |
| 9 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 483:474 | 9 | 18:16 | |
| 10 |
 |
Hamm-Westfalen ASV Hamm-Westfalen | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 481:440 | 41 | 17:17 | |
| 11 |
 |
TV Balingen TV Balingen | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 490:497 | -7 | 17:17 | |
| 12 |
 |
Bietigheim SG BBM Bietigheim | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 510:524 | -14 | 17:17 | |
| 13 |
 |
SV Post Schweri * SV Post Schwerin * | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 451:470 | -19 | 17:17 | |
| 14 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 432:427 | 5 | 15:17 | |
| 15 |
 |
1. VfL Potsdam 1. VfL Potsdam | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 465:482 | -17 | 12:22 | |
| 16 |
 |
Die Eulen Die Eulen Ludwigshafen | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 438:480 | -42 | 12:22 | |
| 17 |
 |
Lüb.-Schwartau VfL Lübeck-Schwartau | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 470:491 | -21 | 11:23 | |
| 18 |
 |
Düsseldorf HSG Düsseldorf | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 436:457 | -21 | 11:23 | |
| 19 |
 |
TV Korschenbroich TV Korschenbroich | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 493:519 | -26 | 10:24 | |
| 20 |
 |
Rostock HC Empor Rostock | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 456:529 | -73 | 10:24 |