Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Erlangen (A) HC Erlangen (A) | 39 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1144:958 | 186 | 68:10 | |
| 2 |
 |
Minden (A) TSV GWD Minden (A) | 39 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 1104:967 | 137 | 64:14 | |
| 3 |
 |
Coburg HSC 2000 Coburg | 39 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 1084:974 | 110 | 58:20 | |
| 4 |
 |
Die Eulen (A) Die Eulen Ludwigshafen (A) | 39 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 1074:992 | 82 | 56:22 | |
| 5 |
 |
Hamm-Westfalen ASV Hamm-Westfalen | 39 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 1064:1058 | 6 | 46:32 | |
| 6 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven (N) Wilhelmshavener HV (N) | 39 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 1110:1089 | 21 | 45:33 | |
| 7 |
 |
Aue EHV Aue | 39 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1005:966 | 39 | 44:34 | |
| 8 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | 39 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 945:940 | 5 | 42:36 | |
| 9 |
 |
Emsdetten TV Emsdetten | 39 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 1124:1112 | 12 | 41:37 | |
| 10 |
 |
Bietigheim (A) SG BBM Bietigheim (A) | 39 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 1092:1058 | 34 | 39:39 | |
| 11 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 40 | 17 | 2 | 21 | 1084:1103 | -19 | 36:44 | |
| 12 |
 |
Neuhausen/Erms TV Neuhausen/Erms | 39 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 1021:1053 | -32 | 35:43 | |
| 13 |
 |
Lüb.-Schwartau VfL Lübeck-Schwartau | 39 | 16 | 2 | 21 | 985:995 | -10 | 34:44 | |
| 14 |
 |
Rimpar DJK Rimpar Wölfe | 39 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 961:984 | -23 | 31:47 | |
| 15 |
 |
Rostock HC Empor Rostock | 39 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 984:1038 | -54 | 30:48 | |
| 16 |
 |
Ferndorf (N) TuS Ferndorf (N) | 39 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 1009:1093 | -84 | 30:48 | |
| 17 |
 |
HF Springe (N) HF Springe (N) | 39 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 1029:1078 | -49 | 29:49 | |
| 18 |
 |
Saarlouis HG Saarlouis | 39 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 1016:1076 | -60 | 27:51 | |
| 19 |
 |
Hagen (N) VfL Eintracht Hagen (N) | 39 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 1022:1095 | -73 | 25:53 | |
| 20 |
 |
Dormagen TSV Bayer Dormagen | 39 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 927:1028 | -101 | 21:57 | |
| 21 |
 |
SV-HU SV Henstedt-Ulzburg | 39 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 993:1120 | -127 | 19:59 |