Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 402:324 | 78 | 24:2 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg (P) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (P) | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 414:331 | 83 | 21:3 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 378:295 | 83 | 20:2 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 392:322 | 70 | 20:4 | |
| 5 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 410:333 | 77 | 18:6 | |
| 6 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 377:335 | 42 | 16:8 | |
| 7 |
 |
Krona/Östr. (N) SG Kronau/Östringen (N) | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 348:356 | -8 | 15:11 | |
| 8 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 355:351 | 4 | 13:11 | |
| 9 |
 |
HSV Hamburg HSV Hamburg | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 397:388 | 9 | 12:16 | |
| 10 |
 |
N-Lübbecke TuS N-Lübbecke | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 360:369 | -9 | 11:13 | |
| 11 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 338:348 | -10 | 11:13 | |
| 12 |
 |
Melsungen (N) MT Melsungen (N) | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 333:388 | -55 | 10:14 | |
| 13 |
 |
Düsseldorf HSG Düsseldorf | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 314:366 | -52 | 8:14 | |
| 14 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 336:374 | -38 | 6:18 | |
| 15 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 334:379 | -45 | 5:19 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshavener HV | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 295:363 | -68 | 4:20 | |
| 17 |
 |
VfL Pfullingen VfL Pfullingen | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 286:343 | -57 | 3:21 | |
| 18 |
 |
Delitzsch (N) 1.SV Concordia Delitzsch (N) | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 277:381 | -104 | 1:23 |