Sinsheim and Leverkusen are in relegation, while VCO Berlin can neither retreat nor qualify for the playoff.
The final standings
1. Dresden 46
2. Vilsbiburg 44
3. Schwerin 42 *
4. Munster 36
5. Hamburg 34
6. Suhl 32 *
7. Wiesbaden 30
8. Stuttgart 26
9. Köpenick 24
10. Aachen 16
11. Potsdam 14
12. Sinsheim 12
13. Leverkusen 4
14. VCO Berlin 2
* one game less
The combinations of quarterfinals
Stuttgart – Dresden
Hamburg – Munster
Wiesbaden – Vilsbiburg
Suhl – Schweriner