Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Lemgo (P) TBV Lemgo Lippe (P) | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 683:541 | 142 | 38:2 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 19 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 591:478 | 113 | 32:6 | |
| 3 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 19 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 594:491 | 103 | 32:6 | |
| 4 |
 |
Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 569:529 | 40 | 25:15 | |
| 5 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 584:555 | 29 | 25:15 | |
| 6 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 539:521 | 18 | 24:14 | |
| 7 |
 |
SG Wallau/M. SG Wallau/Massenheim | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 577:576 | 1 | 22:18 | |
| 8 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 600:569 | 31 | 20:20 | |
| 9 |
 |
HSV Hamburg HSV Hamburg | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 504:531 | -27 | 18:22 | |
| 10 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 521:550 | -29 | 16:24 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven (N) Wilhelmshavener HV (N) | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 524:565 | -41 | 16:24 | |
| 12 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 511:544 | -33 | 15:25 | |
| 13 |
 |
VfL Pfullingen (N) VfL Pfullingen (N) | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 492:554 | -62 | 15:25 | |
| 14 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 465:523 | -58 | 14:24 | |
| 15 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 488:525 | -37 | 12:28 | |
| 16 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 530:569 | -39 | 12:28 | |
| 17 |
 |
N-Lübbecke (N) TuS N-Lübbecke (N) | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 499:569 | -70 | 10:30 | |
| 18 |
 |
SG Willstätt/Sc SG Willstätt/Schutterwald | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 530:611 | -81 | 10:30 |