| Rang | Verein | Spt. | g | u | v | Tv. | Diff. | Pkt. |
 1 |  VfL Osnabrück | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 30:15 | +15 | 41 |
 2 |  Karlsruher SC | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 34:20 | +14 | 39 |
 3 |  KFC Uerdingen 05 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 26:23 | +3 | 37 |
| 4 |  Hallescher FC | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 25:19 | +6 | 36 |
| 5 |  SpVgg Unterhaching | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 42:20 | +22 | 35 |
| 6 |  SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 37:28 | +9 | 30 |
| 7 |  Preußen Münster | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 28:29 | -1 | 29 |
| 8 |  Hansa Rostock | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27:30 | -3 | 27 |
| 9 |  TSV 1860 München | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 30:23 | +7 | 26 |
| 10 |  FSV Zwickau | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25:23 | +2 | 25 |
| 11 |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23:30 | -7 | 25 |
| 12 |  Würzburger Kickers | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 28:25 | +3 | 24 |
| 13 |  Sportfreunde Lotte | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20:25 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 |  Energie Cottbus | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 25:31 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 |  Fortuna Köln | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20:35 | -15 | 23 |
| 16 |  SV Meppen | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26:30 | -4 | 22 |
| 17 |  SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 20 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 16:20 | -4 | 21 |
| 18 |  FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 27:37 | -10 | 21 |
| 19 |  VfR Aalen | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 24:32 | -8 | 17 |
| 20 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21:39 | -18 | 14 |
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