| # | Team | P | W | D | L | FA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 22-10 | 37 |
| 2 | SV Elversberg | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31-15 | 34 |
| 3 | SV Darmstadt | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 29-17 | 33 |
| 4 | SC Paderborn | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28-18 | 33 |
| 5 | Hannover 96 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30-22 | 29 |
| 6 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21-16 | 28 |
| 7 | FC Kaiserslautern | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29-21 | 27 |
| 8 | 1. FC Nurnberg | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19-23 | 22 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25-33 | 22 |
| 10 | VfL Bochum | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23-22 | 21 |
| 11 | Kieler SV Holstein | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20-22 | 20 |
| 12 | SC Preussen Munster | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22-26 | 20 |
| 13 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 20-29 | 20 |
| 14 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 27-24 | 19 |
| 15 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 21-29 | 17 |
| 16 | SC Fortuna Dusseldorf | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15-27 | 17 |
| 17 | SpVgg Greuther Furth | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 26-44 | 15 |
| 18 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24-34 | 13 |