Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 35 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1105:930 | 175 | 55:15 | |
| 2 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 35 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 959:892 | 67 | 49:21 | |
| 3 |
 |
Neuhausen/Erms TV Neuhausen/Erms | 35 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 1011:965 | 46 | 44:26 | |
| 4 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 35 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 880:827 | 53 | 41:29 | |
| 5 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 35 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 983:931 | 52 | 41:29 | |
| 6 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 35 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1009:1002 | 7 | 41:29 | |
| 7 |
 |
Emsdetten TV Emsdetten | 35 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 978:963 | 15 | 39:31 | |
| 8 |
 |
Hamm-Westfalen ASV Hamm-Westfalen | 35 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1010:933 | 77 | 38:32 | |
| 9 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | 35 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 1018:994 | 24 | 38:32 | |
| 10 |
 |
Die Eulen Die Eulen Ludwigshafen | 35 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 937:963 | -26 | 34:36 | |
| 11 |
 |
Bietigheim SG BBM Bietigheim | 35 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 1052:1082 | -30 | 34:36 | |
| 12 |
 |
Lüb.-Schwartau VfL Lübeck-Schwartau | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 991:1001 | -10 | 33:37 | |
| 13 |
 |
TV Balingen TV Balingen | 35 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 996:1017 | -21 | 33:37 | |
| 14 |
 |
Saarlouis HG Saarlouis | 35 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 1034:1058 | -24 | 33:37 | |
| 15 |
 |
SV Post Schweri * SV Post Schwerin * | 35 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 947:978 | -31 | 33:37 | |
| 16 |
 |
DHC Dormagener HC Rheinland | 35 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 908:947 | -39 | 25:45 | |
| 17 |
 |
1. VfL Potsdam 1. VfL Potsdam | 35 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 987:1059 | -72 | 25:45 | |
| 18 |
 |
Rostock HC Empor Rostock | 35 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 978:1072 | -94 | 24:46 | |
| 19 |
 |
TV Korschenbroich TV Korschenbroich | 35 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 1015:1072 | -57 | 23:47 | |
| 20 |
 |
Düsseldorf HSG Düsseldorf | 35 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 881:993 | -112 | 17:53 |