| rg | club | pts | j | g | n | p | bp | bc | diff |
| 1 | Le Mans | 53 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 2358 | 2185 | 173 |
| 2 | Nancy | 51 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 2466 | 2216 | 250 |
| 3 | Villeurbanne | 51 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 2574 | 2348 | 226 |
| 4 | Roanne | 50 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 2480 | 2363 | 117 |
| 5 | Le Havre | 48 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 2537 | 2459 | 78 |
| 6 | Hyères-Toulon | 47 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 2437 | 2376 | 61 |
| 7 | Vichy | 47 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 2038 | 2017 | 21 |
| 8 | Cholet | 45 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 2247 | 2265 | -18 |
| 9 | Dijon | 43 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 2366 | 2419 | -53 |
| 10 | Pau-Orthez | 43 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 2288 | 2369 | -81 |
| 11 | Strasbourg | 42 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 2254 | 2305 | -51 |
| 12 | Orléans | 42 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 2158 | 2235 | -77 |
| 13 | Chalon/Saône | 41 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 2227 | 2268 | -41 |
| 14 | Gravelines | 41 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 2323 | 2442 | -119 |
| 15 | Paris-Levallois | 39 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 2184 | 2279 | -95 |
| 16 | Clermont | 34 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2050 | 2441 | -391 |