| Pos. | Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 37 |
| 2 | Arminia Bielefeld | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 32 |
| 3 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 31 |
| 4 | VfL Osnabrück | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 30 |
| 5 | Preußen Münster | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | VfB Stuttgart II | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 22 |
| 7 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 20 |
| 8 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 20 |
| 9 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 36 | -17 | 20 |
| 10 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 19 |
| 11 | Hallescher FC | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 19 |
| 12 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 19 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 18 |
| 13 | Kickers Offenbach | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | Chemnitzer FC | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 17 |
| 15 | Hansa Rostock | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 34 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Borussia Dortmund II | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 17 |
| 17 | Wacker Burghausen | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 16 |
| 18 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 16 |
| 19 | Alemannia Aachen | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 30 | -17 | 12 |
| 20 | SV Babelsberg 03 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 35 | -21 | 9 |