Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 452:374 | 78 | 23:3 | |
| 2 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 417:374 | 43 | 22:6 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 443:330 | 113 | 21:3 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 387:316 | 71 | 20:4 | |
| 5 |
 |
HSV Hamburg (P) HSV Hamburg (P) | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 397:339 | 58 | 20:6 | |
| 6 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 458:416 | 42 | 20:6 | |
| 7 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 377:348 | 29 | 19:5 | |
| 8 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 406:373 | 33 | 19:7 | |
| 9 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 335:338 | -3 | 16:10 | |
| 10 |
 |
Krona/Östr. SG Kronau/Östringen | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 407:411 | -4 | 14:14 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshavener HV | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 385:397 | -12 | 8:18 | |
| 12 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 346:395 | -49 | 6:20 | |
| 13 |
 |
Düsseldorf HSG Düsseldorf | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 367:417 | -50 | 6:20 | |
| 14 |
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Balingen (N) HBW Balingen-Weilstetten (N) | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 318:389 | -71 | 5:21 | |
| 15 |
 |
Hildesheim (N) Eintracht Hildesheim (N) | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 309:357 | -48 | 4:20 | |
| 16 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 307:397 | -90 | 4:22 | |
| 17 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 321:396 | -75 | 3:23 | |
| 18 |
 |
N-Lübbecke TuS N-Lübbecke | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 358:423 | -65 | 2:24 |