| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | PTS |
| 1 | Schalke | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 31 |
| 2 | Paderborn | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 |
| 3 | Hannover | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | Elversberg | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Hertha Berlin | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | Darmstadt | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 9 | Nurnberg | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 | Arminia Bielefeld | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 11 | Bochum (A) | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 12 | Holstein Kiel | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 13 | Preussen Munster | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 14 | Dusseldorf | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 15 | Braunschweig | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| 16 | Greuther Furth (H) | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| 17 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 18 | Magdeburg | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
