| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SC Magdeburg | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 443:374 | 22 | |
| 2. | Fuchse Berlin | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 478:437 | 22 | |
| 3. | Kiel | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 450:412 | 18 | |
| 4. | Flensburg-H. | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 441:411 | 17 | |
| 5. | Gummersbach | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 450:451 | 15 | |
| 6. | MT Melsungen | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 456:486 | 13 | |
| 7. | Leipzig | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 416:424 | 12 | |
| 8. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 418:450 | 12 | |
| 9. | Hamburg | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 428:467 | 11 | |
| 10. | HSG Wetzlar | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 402:447 | 10 | |
| 11. | Lemgo | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 435:449 | 9 | |
| 12. | Eisenach | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 454:487 | 8 | |
| 13. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 367:401 | 7 | |
| 14. | Rhein-Neckar | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 392:444 | 7 | |
| 15. | Bergischer | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 450:504 | 6 | |
| 16. | Erlangen | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 420:475 | 6 | |
| 17. | Goppingen | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 414:455 | 5 | |
| 18. | Stuttgart | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 433:495 | 4 |