| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Differential | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Hannover |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 - 2 | 6 | 12 | WWWW? |
| 2 |
 Schalke |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 - 3 | 2 | 9 | WLWW? |
| 3 |
 SV Elversberg |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 - 3 | 2 | 9 | WLWW? |
| 4 |
 Karlsruher |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 - 2 | 3 | 8 | WDWD? |
| 5 |
 Arminia Bielefeld |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 - 4 | 5 | 7 | WWLD? |
| 6 |
 Darmstadt |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 - 4 | 2 | 7 | WWDL? |
| 7 |
 Preußen Münster |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 - 6 | 1 | 7 | LDWW? |
| 8 |
 Braunschweig |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 - 5 | 0 | 7 | WWLD? |
| 9 |
 Kaiserslautern |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 - 4 | 1 | 6 | LWLW? |
| 10 |
 Greuther Fürth |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 - 11 | -1 | 6 | WLLW? |
| 11 |
 Paderborn |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 - 4 | 0 | 5 | WDLD? |
| 12 |
 Düsseldorf |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 - 8 | -5 | 4 | LLWD? |
| 13 |
 Dynamo Dresden |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 - 7 | -2 | 3 | LLWL? |
| 14 |
 Holstein Kiel |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 - 6 | -2 | 3 | LLWL? |
| 15 |
 Magdeburg |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 - 10 | -3 | 3 | LWLL? |
| 16 |
 Bochum |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 - 8 | -3 | 3 | LWLL? |
| 17 |
 Hertha |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 - 4 | -3 | 2 | LDDL? |
| 18 |
 Nürnberg |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 - 4 | -3 | 1 | LLLD? |
Promotion to Bundesliga
Qualification for promotion play-offs
Qualification for relegation play-offs
Relegation to 3. Liga
