Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 817:685 | 132 | 40:12 | |
| 2 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 707:666 | 41 | 33:19 | |
| 3 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 645:599 | 46 | 32:20 | |
| 4 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 739:718 | 21 | 32:20 | |
| 5 |
 |
Neuhausen/Erms TV Neuhausen/Erms | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 748:716 | 32 | 31:21 | |
| 6 |
 |
Emsdetten TV Emsdetten | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 719:701 | 18 | 30:22 | |
| 7 |
 |
TV Balingen TV Balingen | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 747:741 | 6 | 29:23 | |
| 8 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 751:731 | 20 | 28:24 | |
| 9 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 726:704 | 22 | 27:25 | |
| 10 |
 |
Bietigheim SG BBM Bietigheim | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 769:785 | -16 | 27:25 | |
| 11 |
 |
Saarlouis HG Saarlouis | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 772:795 | -23 | 26:26 | |
| 12 |
 |
Hamm-Westfalen ASV Hamm-Westfalen | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 729:683 | 46 | 25:27 | |
| 13 |
 |
SV Post Schweri * SV Post Schwerin * | 27 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 712:752 | -40 | 25:29 | |
| 14 |
 |
Die Eulen Die Eulen Ludwigshafen | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 672:702 | -30 | 24:28 | |
| 15 |
 |
Lüb.-Schwartau VfL Lübeck-Schwartau | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 740:766 | -26 | 23:31 | |
| 16 |
 |
DHC Dormagener HC Rheinland | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 656:663 | -7 | 21:31 | |
| 17 |
 |
Rostock HC Empor Rostock | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 718:791 | -73 | 20:32 | |
| 18 |
 |
Düsseldorf HSG Düsseldorf | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 663:719 | -56 | 17:35 | |
| 19 |
 |
TV Korschenbroich TV Korschenbroich | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 739:787 | -48 | 16:36 | |
| 20 |
 |
1. VfL Potsdam 1. VfL Potsdam | 26 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 703:768 | -65 | 16:36 |