| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Differential | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Schalke |
16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 21 - 8 | 13 | 37 | WDWWW |
| 2 |
 SV Elversberg |
16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 - 14 | 16 | 33 | LWDWW |
| 3 |
 Darmstadt |
16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 27 - 15 | 12 | 32 | WWDWW |
| 4 |
 Paderborn |
16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 26 - 16 | 10 | 32 | WLLLW |
| 5 |
 Hannover |
16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 - 20 | 9 | 29 | LWWDD |
| 6 |
 Kaiserslautern |
16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 - 18 | 9 | 27 | LWLWD |
| 7 |
 Hertha |
16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 - 15 | 5 | 27 | WWWLD |
| 8 |
 Karlsruher |
16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 - 31 | -8 | 21 | LLLLL |
| 9 |
 Bochum |
16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 - 20 | 1 | 20 | WLWWD |
| 10 |
 Preußen Münster |
16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 - 25 | -4 | 19 | LDWDL |
| 11 |
 Nürnberg |
16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 - 22 | -5 | 19 | WWLDL |
| 12 |
 Arminia Bielefeld |
16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 - 23 | 3 | 18 | WLLLD |
| 13 |
 Holstein Kiel |
16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 - 21 | -3 | 17 | WLLDD |
| 14 |
 Braunschweig |
16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 - 28 | -10 | 17 | LLWDW |
| 15 |
 Greuther Fürth |
16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 25 - 42 | -17 | 15 | WLLDD |
| 16 |
 Magdeburg |
16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 18 - 27 | -9 | 14 | LLWWD |
| 17 |
 Düsseldorf |
16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 - 26 | -13 | 14 | LWLLL |
| 18 |
 Dynamo Dresden |
16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 23 - 32 | -9 | 13 | LWWLL |
Promotion to Bundesliga
Qualification for promotion play-offs
Qualification for relegation play-offs
Relegation to 3. Liga