Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 35 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 1128:958 | 170 | 56:14 | |
| 2 |
 |
Hamm-Westfalen ASV Hamm-Westfalen | 35 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 1013:978 | 35 | 45:25 | |
| 3 |
 |
Nordhorn (A) HSG Nordhorn-Lingen (A) | 34 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 923:891 | 32 | 44:24 | |
| 4 |
 |
Hüttenberg TV Hüttenberg | 35 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 1027:1002 | 25 | 42:28 | |
| 5 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 35 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 960:947 | 13 | 41:29 | |
| 6 |
 |
Bietigheim SG BBM Bietigheim | 35 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1012:967 | 45 | 39:31 | |
| 7 |
 |
Essen (A) TUSEM Essen (A) | 35 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 988:975 | 13 | 39:31 | |
| 8 |
 |
Dresden HC Elbflorenz Dresden | 35 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 978:967 | 11 | 39:31 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hagen (N) VfL Eintracht Hagen (N) | 35 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 1018:1001 | 17 | 37:33 | |
| 10 |
 |
Lüb.-Schwartau VfL Lübeck-Schwartau | 35 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 989:987 | 2 | 34:36 | |
| 11 |
 |
Rimpar DJK Rimpar Wölfe | 35 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 941:971 | -30 | 32:38 | |
| 12 |
 |
Coburg (A) HSC 2000 Coburg (A) | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 948:958 | -10 | 31:37 | |
| 13 |
 |
Dessau-Roßlau Dessau-Roßlauer HV | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 968:984 | -16 | 31:37 | |
| 14 |
 |
Rostock (N) HC Empor Rostock (N) | 35 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 958:1023 | -65 | 30:40 | |
| 15 |
 |
Die Eulen (A) Die Eulen Ludwigshafen (A) | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 885:912 | -27 | 29:39 | |
| 16 |
 |
Ferndorf TuS Ferndorf | 35 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 936:966 | -30 | 28:42 | |
| 17 |
 |
Dormagen TSV Bayer Dormagen | 35 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 880:929 | -49 | 27:43 | |
| 18 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 35 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 968:993 | -25 | 26:44 | |
| 19 |
 |
Emsdetten TV Emsdetten | 35 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 940:992 | -52 | 23:47 | |
| 20 |
 |
Aue EHV Aue | 35 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 946:1005 | -59 | 23:47 |