Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 34 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1217:968 | 249 | 62:6 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg (P) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (P) | 34 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1153:968 | 185 | 55:13 | |
| 3 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 1025:905 | 120 | 54:14 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1086:977 | 109 | 52:16 | |
| 5 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 34 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1106:968 | 138 | 50:18 | |
| 6 |
 |
Krona/Östr. (N) SG Kronau/Östringen (N) | 34 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 983:951 | 32 | 38:30 | |
| 7 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 34 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 973:954 | 19 | 38:30 | |
| 8 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 989:977 | 12 | 37:31 | |
| 9 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 34 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 1010:981 | 29 | 36:32 | |
| 10 |
 |
HSV Hamburg HSV Hamburg | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 999:965 | 34 | 34:34 | |
| 11 |
 |
N-Lübbecke TuS N-Lübbecke | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 1008:1039 | -31 | 26:42 | |
| 12 |
 |
Melsungen (N) MT Melsungen (N) | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 963:1049 | -86 | 24:44 | |
| 13 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 931:1001 | -70 | 21:47 | |
| 14 |
 |
Düsseldorf HSG Düsseldorf | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 915:1046 | -131 | 21:47 | |
| 15 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 34 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 941:1051 | -110 | 19:49 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshavener HV | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 867:985 | -118 | 19:49 | |
| 17 |
 |
VfL Pfullingen VfL Pfullingen | 34 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 894:1026 | -132 | 16:52 | |
| 18 |
 |
Delitzsch (N) 1.SV Concordia Delitzsch (N) | 34 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 844:1093 | -249 | 10:58 |