| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MT Melsungen | 17 | 30:4 | 513 | 437 | 76 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| 2. | Füchse Berlin | 17 | 26:8 | 578 | 486 | 92 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| 3. | THW Kiel | 17 | 26:8 | 516 | 461 | 55 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 4. | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 17 | 26:8 | 518 | 474 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| 5. | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 17 | 24:10 | 579 | 492 | 87 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| 6. | SC Magdeburg | 14 | 21:7 | 441 | 384 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 7. | Rhein-Neckar-Löwen | 16 | 20:12 | 488 | 470 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 8. | ThSV Eisenach | 16 | 16:16 | 496 | 487 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 9. | VfL Gummersbach | 16 | 16:16 | 458 | 470 | -12 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| 10. | TBV Lemgo | 16 | 16:16 | 426 | 445 | -19 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 11. | HSV Hamburg | 17 | 16:18 | 495 | 513 | -18 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 12. | SC DHfK Leipzig | 17 | 14:20 | 514 | 516 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 13. | HSG Wetzlar | 17 | 12:22 | 441 | 496 | -55 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 14. | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 17 | 10:24 | 454 | 499 | -45 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 15. | TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 17 | 10:24 | 445 | 513 | -68 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 16. | SG BBM Bietigheim | 17 | 8:26 | 461 | 525 | -64 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 17. | HC Erlangen | 16 | 5:27 | 410 | 473 | -63 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 18. | 1. VfL Potsdam | 15 | 0:30 | 354 | 446 | -92 | 0 | 0 | 15 |