| Rang | Verein | Spt. | g | u | v | Tv. | Diff. | Pkt. |
 1 |  SC Paderborn 07 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20:10 | +10 | 29 |
| 2 |  FC Schalke 04 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 16:7 | +9 | 27 |
| 3 |  SV 07 Elversberg | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24:11 | +13 | 23 |
 4 |  SV Darmstadt 98 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19:11 | +8 | 22 |
 5 |  Hannover 96 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22:18 | +4 | 21 |
| 6 |  Karlsruher SC | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19:18 | +1 | 21 |
| 7 |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20:14 | +6 | 20 |
| 8 |  Hertha BSC | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15:10 | +5 | 20 |
| 9 |  Arminia Bielefeld | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25:18 | +7 | 17 |
| 10 |  Holstein Kiel | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13:12 | +1 | 15 |
| 11 |  1. FC Nürnberg | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13:16 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 |  Preußen Münster | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17:21 | -4 | 14 |
| 13 |  VfL Bochum | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16:18 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 |  SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18:30 | -12 | 13 |
| 15 |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10:20 | -10 | 11 |
| 16 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12:24 | -12 | 10 |
| 17 |  Dynamo Dresden | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16:24 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 |  1. FC Magdeburg | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9:22 | -13 | 7 |