| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | RW Essen | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 36:23 | 13 | 38 | |
| 2. | Unterhaching | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 31:17 | 14 | 36 | |
| 3. | Ulm | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29:15 | 14 | 35 | |
| 4. | Preussen Munster | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32:19 | 13 | 35 | |
| 5. | Aue | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 27:16 | 11 | 35 | |
| 6. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 29:19 | 10 | 32 | |
| 7. | Regensburg | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 25:16 | 9 | 32 | |
| 8. | Sandhausen | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32:21 | 11 | 31 | |
| 9. | Viktoria Koln | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32:32 | 0 | 31 | |
| 10. | Ingolstadt | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 34:20 | 14 | 29 | |
| 11. | Saarbrucken | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26:20 | 6 | 28 | |
| 12. | Munich 1860 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23:14 | 9 | 27 | |
| 13. | Mannheim | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28:24 | 4 | 26 | |
| 14. | Dortmund II | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27:24 | 3 | 26 | |
| 15. | Verl | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 30:27 | 3 | 25 | |
| 16. | Duisburg | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24:25 | -1 | 24 | |
| 17. | Hallescher | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26:28 | -2 | 24 | |
| 18. | Arminia Bielefeld | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 25:23 | 2 | 22 | |
| 19. | Lubeck | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15:27 | -12 | 17 | |
| 20. | Freiburg II | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12:25 | -13 | 14 |