Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Minden TSV GWD Minden | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 1075:906 | 169 | 53:15 | |
| 2 |
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Essen TUSEM Essen | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 938:867 | 71 | 49:19 | |
| 3 |
 |
Neuhausen/Erms TV Neuhausen/Erms | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 986:944 | 42 | 42:26 | |
| 4 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 858:806 | 52 | 39:29 | |
| 5 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 34 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 960:909 | 51 | 39:29 | |
| 6 |
 |
Emsdetten TV Emsdetten | 34 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 954:933 | 21 | 39:29 | |
| 7 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 976:971 | 5 | 39:29 | |
| 8 |
 |
Hamm-Westfalen ASV Hamm-Westfalen | 34 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 988:910 | 78 | 38:30 | |
| 9 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | 34 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 988:961 | 27 | 38:30 | |
| 10 |
 |
Bietigheim SG BBM Bietigheim | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 1021:1040 | -19 | 34:34 | |
| 11 |
 |
TV Balingen TV Balingen | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 968:982 | -14 | 33:35 | |
| 12 |
 |
SV Post Schweri * SV Post Schwerin * | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 926:956 | -30 | 33:35 | |
| 13 |
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Die Eulen Die Eulen Ludwigshafen | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 904:933 | -29 | 32:36 | |
| 14 |
 |
Lüb.-Schwartau VfL Lübeck-Schwartau | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 949:970 | -21 | 31:37 | |
| 15 |
 |
Saarlouis HG Saarlouis | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 999:1033 | -34 | 31:37 | |
| 16 |
 |
DHC Dormagener HC Rheinland | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 877:914 | -37 | 25:43 | |
| 17 |
 |
Rostock HC Empor Rostock | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 948:1037 | -89 | 24:44 | |
| 18 |
 |
1. VfL Potsdam 1. VfL Potsdam | 34 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 952:1029 | -77 | 23:45 | |
| 19 |
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TV Korschenbroich TV Korschenbroich | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 980:1044 | -64 | 21:47 | |
| 20 |
 |
Düsseldorf HSG Düsseldorf | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 856:958 | -102 | 17:51 |