| # | Équipe | J | G | N | P | BP/BC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Schalke 04 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 50-31 | 70 |
| 2 | SV Elversberg | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 64-39 | 62 |
| 3 | SC Paderborn | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 59-45 | 62 |
| 4 | Hanovre 96 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 60-44 | 60 |
| 5 | SV Darmstadt | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 57-45 | 52 |
| 6 | FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 52-47 | 52 |
| 7 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 47-44 | 51 |
| 8 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 47-45 | 46 |
| 9 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 49-47 | 44 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 53-64 | 44 |
| 11 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 54-53 | 41 |
| 12 | Kieler SV Holstein | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44-48 | 41 |
| 13 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 53-51 | 39 |
| 14 | 1. FC Magdebourg | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 52-58 | 39 |
| 15 | Eintracht Brunswick | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 36-54 | 37 |
| 16 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 49-68 | 37 |
| 17 | SC Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 33-53 | 37 |
| 18 | SC Preussen Munster | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 38-61 | 30 |