Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel (M, P) THW Kiel (M, P) | 21 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 704:571 | 133 | 36:6 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 693:561 | 132 | 35:5 | |
| 3 |
 |
HSV Hamburg HSV Hamburg | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 626:525 | 101 | 34:6 | |
| 4 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 674:594 | 80 | 30:12 | |
| 5 |
 |
R-N Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 668:597 | 71 | 27:15 | |
| 6 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 617:576 | 41 | 26:14 | |
| 7 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 594:565 | 29 | 24:16 | |
| 8 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 576:564 | 12 | 22:20 | |
| 9 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 601:590 | 11 | 17:23 | |
| 10 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 568:611 | -43 | 17:23 | |
| 11 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 684:734 | -50 | 17:25 | |
| 12 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 560:601 | -41 | 15:27 | |
| 13 |
 |
Reinickendorf (N) Reinickendorfer Füchse (N) | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 560:615 | -55 | 15:27 | |
| 14 |
 |
Balingen HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 574:645 | -71 | 14:28 | |
| 15 |
 |
N-Lübbecke TuS N-Lübbecke | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 496:591 | -95 | 11:29 | |
| 16 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 541:621 | -80 | 11:31 | |
| 17 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshavener HV | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 504:607 | -103 | 10:30 | |
| 18 |
 |
Essen (N) TUSEM Essen (N) | 21 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 575:647 | -72 | 9:33 |