| Pos | Mannschaft | Sp. | g. | u. | v. | Tore | Pkt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THW Kiel | 34 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1151:926 | 61:7 |
| 2 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 34 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 1160:950 | 54:14 |
| 3 | HSV Hamburg | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1093:923 | 54:14 |
| 4 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1095:960 | 52:16 |
| 5 | HSG Nordhorn | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1065:970 | 50:18 |
| 6 | VfL Gummersbach | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 1074:1018 | 41:27 |
| 7 | TBV Lemgo | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 1028:982 | 39:29 |
| 8 | SC Magdeburg | 34 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 1036:972 | 37:31 |
| 9 | FA Göppingen | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 953:958 | 31:37 |
| 10 | MT Melsungen | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 1087:1175 | 29:39 |
| 11 | TV Großwallstadt | 34 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 970:1061 | 26:42 |
| 12 | Füchse Berlin | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 941:1018 | 25:43 |
| 13 | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 938:1027 | 24:44 |
| 14 | HSG Wetzlar | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 903:986 | 21:47 |
| 15 | GWD Minden | 34 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 893:1009 | 18:50 |
| 16 | Tusem Essen | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 931:1057 | 18:50 |
| 17 | TuS N-Lübbecke | 34 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 874:1019 | 18:50 |
| 18 | Wilhelmshavener HV | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 866:1047 | 14:54 |