Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 961:742 | 219 | 46:6 | |
| 2 |
 |
HSV Hamburg (P) HSV Hamburg (P) | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 855:719 | 136 | 44:8 | |
| 3 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 901:793 | 108 | 42:10 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 839:727 | 112 | 40:12 | |
| 5 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 856:761 | 95 | 39:13 | |
| 6 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 803:732 | 71 | 38:14 | |
| 7 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 823:760 | 63 | 35:17 | |
| 8 |
 |
Krona/Östr. SG Kronau/Östringen | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 743:718 | 25 | 30:22 | |
| 9 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 772:763 | 9 | 29:23 | |
| 10 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 700:715 | -15 | 26:26 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshavener HV | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 749:799 | -50 | 19:33 | |
| 12 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 639:756 | -117 | 15:37 | |
| 13 |
 |
Balingen (N) HBW Balingen-Weilstetten (N) | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 681:770 | -89 | 14:38 | |
| 14 |
 |
Düsseldorf HSG Düsseldorf | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 684:799 | -115 | 14:38 | |
| 15 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 706:801 | -95 | 12:40 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 677:813 | -136 | 11:41 | |
| 17 |
 |
N-Lübbecke TuS N-Lübbecke | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 725:832 | -107 | 8:44 | |
| 18 |
 |
Hildesheim (N) Eintracht Hildesheim (N) | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 698:812 | -114 | 6:46 |