| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SC Magdeburg | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 925:760 | 50 | |
| 2. | Fuchse Berlin | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 990:888 | 50 | |
| 3. | Flensburg-H. | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 932:828 | 44 | |
| 4. | MT Melsungen | 31 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 897:867 | 41 | |
| 5. | Kiel | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 913:812 | 40 | |
| 6. | Gummersbach | 29 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 896:876 | 35 | |
| 7. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 887:884 | 34 | |
| 8. | Leipzig | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 871:860 | 29 | |
| 9. | Hamburg | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 893:931 | 28 | |
| 10. | Lemgo | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 855:857 | 25 | |
| 11. | Rhein-Neckar | 29 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 833:873 | 24 | |
| 12. | HSG Wetzlar | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 808:880 | 23 | |
| 13. | Goppingen | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 884:922 | 23 | |
| 14. | Stuttgart | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 883:929 | 22 | |
| 15. | Eisenach | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 867:921 | 22 | |
| 16. | Erlangen | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 825:890 | 20 | |
| 17. | Bergischer | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 874:947 | 17 | |
| 18. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 783:891 | 11 |