Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Minden TSV GWD Minden | 32 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1005:844 | 161 | 50:14 | |
| 2 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 31 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 842:783 | 59 | 43:19 | |
| 3 |
 |
Neuhausen/Erms TV Neuhausen/Erms | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 922:883 | 39 | 39:25 | |
| 4 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 32 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 816:763 | 53 | 38:26 | |
| 5 |
 |
Emsdetten TV Emsdetten | 32 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 899:875 | 24 | 38:26 | |
| 6 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 32 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 918:861 | 57 | 37:27 | |
| 7 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 916:908 | 8 | 37:27 | |
| 8 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | 32 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 928:902 | 26 | 36:28 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hamm-Westfalen ASV Hamm-Westfalen | 32 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 919:846 | 73 | 35:29 | |
| 10 |
 |
TV Balingen TV Balingen | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 908:920 | -12 | 31:33 | |
| 11 |
 |
Bietigheim SG BBM Bietigheim | 31 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 920:942 | -22 | 31:31 | |
| 12 |
 |
Die Eulen Die Eulen Ludwigshafen | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 847:873 | -26 | 31:33 | |
| 13 |
 |
Lüb.-Schwartau VfL Lübeck-Schwartau | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 893:911 | -18 | 30:34 | |
| 14 |
 |
Saarlouis HG Saarlouis | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 946:985 | -39 | 28:36 | |
| 15 |
 |
SV Post Schweri * SV Post Schwerin * | 31 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 830:869 | -39 | 28:34 | |
| 16 |
 |
DHC Dormagener HC Rheinland | 32 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 815:851 | -36 | 23:41 | |
| 17 |
 |
1. VfL Potsdam 1. VfL Potsdam | 32 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 891:958 | -67 | 23:41 | |
| 18 |
 |
Rostock HC Empor Rostock | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 864:948 | -84 | 22:40 | |
| 19 |
 |
TV Korschenbroich TV Korschenbroich | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 915:978 | -63 | 19:45 | |
| 20 |
 |
Düsseldorf HSG Düsseldorf | 32 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 806:900 | -94 | 17:47 |