Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Lemgo (P) TBV Lemgo Lippe (P) | 33 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1124:929 | 195 | 60:6 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 33 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 1049:872 | 177 | 55:11 | |
| 3 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 33 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1073:921 | 152 | 53:13 | |
| 4 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 33 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 954:884 | 70 | 47:19 | |
| 5 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 33 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 995:940 | 55 | 43:23 | |
| 6 |
 |
Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 33 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 955:891 | 64 | 38:28 | |
| 7 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 33 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 978:938 | 40 | 37:29 | |
| 8 |
 |
HSV Hamburg HSV Hamburg | 33 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 879:887 | -8 | 32:34 | |
| 9 |
 |
SG Wallau/M. SG Wallau/Massenheim | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 947:962 | -15 | 30:36 | |
| 10 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 33 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 816:884 | -68 | 28:38 | |
| 11 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 855:892 | -37 | 27:39 | |
| 12 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 837:875 | -38 | 25:41 | |
| 13 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 33 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 895:954 | -59 | 24:42 | |
| 14 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven (N) Wilhelmshavener HV (N) | 33 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 846:937 | -91 | 22:44 | |
| 15 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 33 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 861:933 | -72 | 21:45 | |
| 16 |
 |
VfL Pfullingen (N) VfL Pfullingen (N) | 33 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 840:961 | -121 | 20:46 | |
| 17 |
 |
N-Lübbecke (N) TuS N-Lübbecke (N) | 33 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 851:960 | -109 | 16:50 | |
| 18 |
 |
SG Willstätt/Sc SG Willstätt/Schutterwald | 33 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 889:1024 | -135 | 16:50 |