| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RW Essen | 18 | 57:19 | 38 | 32:4 | |
| 2 | Fortuna Köln | 18 | 46:24 | 22 | 32:4 | |
| 3 | Bielefeld | 18 | 49:18 | 31 | 28:8 | |
| 4 | TB Berlin | 18 | 33:17 | 16 | 27:9 | |
| 5 | Bocholt | 18 | 37:17 | 20 | 26:10 | |
| 6 | Münster | 18 | 32:17 | 15 | 26:10 | |
| 7 | Lüdenscheid | 18 | 36:26 | 10 | 25:11 | |
| 8 | Uerdingen | 18 | 43:27 | 16 | 24:12 | |
| 9 | Wattenscheid | 18 | 46:31 | 15 | 24:12 | |
| 10 | Wuppertal | 18 | 36:22 | 14 | 24:12 | |
| 11 | Hannover | 18 | 32:19 | 13 | 24:12 | |
| 12 | Solingen | 18 | 35:23 | 12 | 24:12 | |
| 13 | Herne | 18 | 31:20 | 11 | 23:13 | |
| 14 | A. Hannover | 18 | 36:24 | 12 | 21:15 | |
| 15 | Leverkusen | 18 | 27:17 | 10 | 21:15 | |
| 16 | Osnabrück | 18 | 30:22 | 8 | 20:16 | |
| 17 | Herford | 18 | 28:20 | 8 | 20:16 | |
| 18 | Aachen | 18 | 31:24 | 7 | 20:16 | |
| 19 | Bremerhaven | 18 | 32:31 | 1 | 19:17 | |
| 20 | SW Essen | 18 | 27:35 | -8 | 14:22 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 18 bis 20 steigen ab