| 1 | Düsseldorfer TSV Fortuna 95 | 38 19 11 08 85 - 52 49-27 |
| 2 | FC 08 Homburg / Saar | 38 18 11 09 55 - 36 47-29 |
| 3 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 38 17 12 09 53 - 43 46-30 |
| 4 | SC Fortuna Köln | 38 20 05 13 80 - 57 45-31 |
| 5 | SC Freiburg | 38 17 08 13 66 - 52 42-34 |
| 6 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 38 17 08 13 68 - 58 42-34 |
| 7 | TSV Alemannia Aachen | 38 17 07 14 58 - 55 41-35 |
| 8 | SV Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 38 15 11 12 56 - 54 41-35 |
| 9 | Braunschweiger TSV Eintracht | 38 12 14 12 43 - 43 38-38 |
| 10 | SV Meppen 1912 | 38 12 13 13 55 - 54 37-39 |
| 11 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 38 16 05 17 56 - 57 37-39 |
| 12 | FC Schalke 04 | 38 13 10 15 58 - 51 36-40 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC Berlin 1892 | 38 11 14 13 45 - 44 36-40 |
| 14 | VfL 1899 Osnabrück | 38 13 10 15 58 - 66 36-40 |
| 15 | SC Rot-Weiss Essen | 38 13 09 16 54 - 60 35-41 |
| 16 | SpVgg Bayreuth 1921 | 38 12 10 16 52 - 60 34-42 |
| 17 | SV Viktoria 01 Aschaffenburg | 38 12 10 16 47 - 60 34-42 |
| 18 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 38 08 13 17 44 - 76 29-47 |
| 19 | SG Union 97 Solingen | 38 06 08 24 24 - 77 20-56 |
| 20 | Offenbacher FC Kickers * | 38 14 07 17 51 - 53 35-41 |