| 1 | |  Nürnberg | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 35 | 23 | 65 | M19:00 | 16/04/01  Osnabrück 2 Nürnberg 1 G19:00 | 29/04/01 RW Oberhausen 1 Nürnberg 2 G19:00 | 13/05/01 Alemannia Aachen 0 Nürnberg 1 |
| 2 | |  Borussia Monchengladbach | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 62 | 31 | 31 | 62 | G19:00 | 15/04/01 Borussia Monchengladbach 1 Stuttgart Kickers 0 G19:00 | 23/04/01 Duisburg 0 Borussia Monchengladbach 2 M19:00 | 27/04/01 Borussia Monchengladbach 0 Arminia Bielefeld 1 B19:00 | 07/05/01 Hannover 96 0 Borussia Monchengladbach 0 B19:00 | 13/05/01 Greuther Furth 2 Borussia Monchengladbach 2 G19:00 | 20/05/01 Borussia Monchengladbach 3 Chemnitzer 0 |
| 3 | |  St Pauli | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 70 | 52 | 18 | 60 | G19:00 | 21/04/01 St Pauli 4 RW Oberhausen 1 G19:00 | 05/05/01 Alemannia Aachen 0 St Pauli 1 B19:00 | 13/05/01 St Pauli 2 Hannover 96 2 |
| 4 | |  SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 42 | 15 | 59 | B19:00 | 13/04/01 Chemnitzer 0 SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 0 M19:00 | 20/04/01 SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 2 1. FC Saarbrucken 3 G19:00 | 29/04/01 Osnabrück 0 SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 2 G19:00 | 09/05/01 SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 5 Ulm 1846 0 G19:00 | 13/05/01 RW Oberhausen 1 SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 2 G19:00 | 20/05/01 SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 4 Mainz 05 0 |
| 5 | |  Greuther Furth | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 54 | G19:00 | 15/04/01 Greuther Furth 1 SSV Reutlingen 0 G19:00 | 22/04/01 Stuttgart Kickers 0 Greuther Furth 5 G19:00 | 30/04/01 Greuther Furth 1 Duisburg 0 B19:00 | 06/05/01 Arminia Bielefeld 1 Greuther Furth 1 B19:00 | 13/05/01 Greuther Furth 2 Borussia Monchengladbach 2 M19:00 | 20/05/01 Hannover 96 2 Greuther Furth 1 |
| 6 | |  Rot Weiss Ahlen | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 61 | 53 | 8 | 54 | G19:00 | 22/04/01 Rot Weiss Ahlen 1 Osnabrück 0 G19:00 | 25/04/01 1. FC Saarbrucken 1 Rot Weiss Ahlen 2 M19:00 | 29/04/01 Ulm 1846 2 Rot Weiss Ahlen 0 G19:00 | 09/05/01 Rot Weiss Ahlen 4 RW Oberhausen 1 B19:00 | 13/05/01 Mainz 05 2 Rot Weiss Ahlen 2 M19:00 | 20/05/01 Rot Weiss Ahlen 1 Alemannia Aachen 2 |
| 7 | |  SSV Reutlingen | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 64 | 52 | 12 | 53 | M19:00 | 15/04/01 Greuther Furth 1 SSV Reutlingen 0 G19:00 | 25/04/01 SSV Reutlingen 2 Chemnitzer 0 B19:00 | 29/04/01 1. FC Saarbrucken 2 SSV Reutlingen 2 G19:00 | 06/05/01 SSV Reutlingen 2 Osnabrück 0 G19:00 | 13/05/01 Ulm 1846 2 SSV Reutlingen 3 B19:00 | 20/05/01 SSV Reutlingen 1 RW Oberhausen 1 |
| 8 | |  1. FC Saarbrucken | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 59 | -11 | 50 | G19:00 | 20/04/01 SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 2 1. FC Saarbrucken 3 M19:00 | 25/04/01 1. FC Saarbrucken 1 Rot Weiss Ahlen 2 B19:00 | 29/04/01 1. FC Saarbrucken 2 SSV Reutlingen 2 G19:00 | 04/05/01 Stuttgart Kickers 0 1. FC Saarbrucken 1 G19:00 | 13/05/01 1. FC Saarbrucken 1 Duisburg 0 M19:00 | 20/05/01 Arminia Bielefeld 4 1. FC Saarbrucken 2 |
| 9 | |  Hannover 96 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 52 | 45 | 7 | 46 | M19:00 | 14/04/01 Hannover 96 2 Mainz 05 4 M19:00 | 22/04/01 Arminia Bielefeld 5 Hannover 96 2 B19:00 | 27/04/01 Hannover 96 0 Alemannia Aachen 0 B19:00 | 07/05/01 Hannover 96 0 Borussia Monchengladbach 0 B19:00 | 13/05/01 St Pauli 2 Hannover 96 2 G19:00 | 20/05/01 Hannover 96 2 Greuther Furth 1 |
| 10 | |  Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 60 | -18 | 46 | M19:00 | 14/04/01 RW Oberhausen 3 Alemannia Aachen 0 G19:00 | 20/04/01 Alemannia Aachen 1 Mainz 05 0 B19:00 | 27/04/01 Hannover 96 0 Alemannia Aachen 0 M19:00 | 05/05/01 Alemannia Aachen 0 St Pauli 1 M19:00 | 13/05/01 Alemannia Aachen 0 Nürnberg 1 G19:00 | 20/05/01 Rot Weiss Ahlen 1 Alemannia Aachen 2 |
| 11 | |  Duisburg | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 45 | B19:00 | 13/04/01 Arminia Bielefeld 1 Duisburg 1 M19:00 | 23/04/01 Duisburg 0 Borussia Monchengladbach 2 M19:00 | 30/04/01 Greuther Furth 1 Duisburg 0 B19:00 | 04/05/01 Duisburg 1 Chemnitzer 1 M19:00 | 13/05/01 1. FC Saarbrucken 1 Duisburg 0 B19:00 | 20/05/01 Duisburg 2 Osnabrück 2 |
| 12 | |  RW Oberhausen | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 50 | -5 | 45 | G19:00 | 14/04/01 RW Oberhausen 3 Alemannia Aachen 0 M19:00 | 21/04/01 St Pauli 4 RW Oberhausen 1 M19:00 | 29/04/01 RW Oberhausen 1 Nürnberg 2 M19:00 | 09/05/01 Rot Weiss Ahlen 4 RW Oberhausen 1 M19:00 | 13/05/01 RW Oberhausen 1 SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 2 B19:00 | 20/05/01 SSV Reutlingen 1 RW Oberhausen 1 |
| 13 | |  Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 46 | 7 | 41 | B19:00 | 13/04/01 Arminia Bielefeld 1 Duisburg 1 G19:00 | 22/04/01 Arminia Bielefeld 5 Hannover 96 2 G19:00 | 27/04/01 Borussia Monchengladbach 0 Arminia Bielefeld 1 B19:00 | 06/05/01 Arminia Bielefeld 1 Greuther Furth 1 M19:00 | 13/05/01 Chemnitzer 1 Arminia Bielefeld 0 G19:00 | 20/05/01 Arminia Bielefeld 4 1. FC Saarbrucken 2 |
| 14 | |  Mainz 05 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 40 | G19:00 | 14/04/01 Hannover 96 2 Mainz 05 4 M19:00 | 20/04/01 Alemannia Aachen 1 Mainz 05 0 B19:00 | 13/05/01 Mainz 05 2 Rot Weiss Ahlen 2 M19:00 | 20/05/01 SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 4 Mainz 05 0 |
| 15 | |  Osnabrück | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 52 | -12 | 37 | G19:00 | 16/04/01 Osnabrück 2 Nürnberg 1 M19:00 | 22/04/01 Rot Weiss Ahlen 1 Osnabrück 0 M19:00 | 29/04/01 Osnabrück 0 SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 2 M19:00 | 06/05/01 SSV Reutlingen 2 Osnabrück 0 G19:00 | 13/05/01 Osnabrück 4 Stuttgart Kickers 1 B19:00 | 20/05/01 Duisburg 2 Osnabrück 2 |
| 16 | |  Ulm 1846 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 58 | -16 | 34 | G19:00 | 29/04/01 Ulm 1846 2 Rot Weiss Ahlen 0 M19:00 | 09/05/01 SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 5 Ulm 1846 0 M19:00 | 13/05/01 Ulm 1846 2 SSV Reutlingen 3 G19:00 | 20/05/01 Stuttgart Kickers 2 Ulm 1846 4 |
| 17 | |  Stuttgart Kickers | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 51 | -20 | 34 | M19:00 | 15/04/01 Borussia Monchengladbach 1 Stuttgart Kickers 0 M19:00 | 22/04/01 Stuttgart Kickers 0 Greuther Furth 5 G19:00 | 28/04/01 Chemnitzer 0 Stuttgart Kickers 2 M19:00 | 04/05/01 Stuttgart Kickers 0 1. FC Saarbrucken 1 M19:00 | 13/05/01 Osnabrück 4 Stuttgart Kickers 1 M19:00 | 20/05/01 Stuttgart Kickers 2 Ulm 1846 4 |
| 18 | |  Chemnitzer | 34 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 78 | -54 | 16 | B19:00 | 13/04/01 Chemnitzer 0 SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 0 M19:00 | 25/04/01 SSV Reutlingen 2 Chemnitzer 0 M19:00 | 28/04/01 Chemnitzer 0 Stuttgart Kickers 2 B19:00 | 04/05/01 Duisburg 1 Chemnitzer 1 G19:00 | 13/05/01 Chemnitzer 1 Arminia Bielefeld 0 M19:00 | 20/05/01 Borussia Monchengladbach 3 Chemnitzer 0 |
