Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Minden TSV GWD Minden | 33 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 1041:872 | 169 | 52:14 | |
| 2 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 33 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 902:836 | 66 | 47:19 | |
| 3 |
 |
Neuhausen/Erms TV Neuhausen/Erms | 33 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 957:915 | 42 | 41:25 | |
| 4 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 33 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 938:880 | 58 | 39:27 | |
| 5 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 33 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 949:938 | 11 | 39:27 | |
| 6 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 33 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 835:783 | 52 | 38:28 | |
| 7 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | 33 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 958:930 | 28 | 38:28 | |
| 8 |
 |
Emsdetten TV Emsdetten | 33 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 925:904 | 21 | 38:28 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hamm-Westfalen ASV Hamm-Westfalen | 33 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 954:876 | 78 | 37:29 | |
| 10 |
 |
Bietigheim SG BBM Bietigheim | 33 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 988:1013 | -25 | 32:34 | |
| 11 |
 |
TV Balingen TV Balingen | 33 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 937:952 | -15 | 31:35 | |
| 12 |
 |
Die Eulen Die Eulen Ludwigshafen | 33 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 877:906 | -29 | 31:35 | |
| 13 |
 |
SV Post Schweri * SV Post Schwerin * | 33 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 898:934 | -36 | 31:35 | |
| 14 |
 |
Lüb.-Schwartau VfL Lübeck-Schwartau | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 922:943 | -21 | 30:36 | |
| 15 |
 |
Saarlouis HG Saarlouis | 33 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 976:1010 | -34 | 30:36 | |
| 16 |
 |
DHC Dormagener HC Rheinland | 33 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 840:881 | -41 | 23:43 | |
| 17 |
 |
1. VfL Potsdam 1. VfL Potsdam | 33 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 921:993 | -72 | 23:43 | |
| 18 |
 |
Rostock HC Empor Rostock | 33 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 919:1015 | -96 | 22:44 | |
| 19 |
 |
TV Korschenbroich TV Korschenbroich | 33 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 947:1007 | -60 | 21:45 | |
| 20 |
 |
Düsseldorf HSG Düsseldorf | 33 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 834:930 | -96 | 17:49 |