Standings, 1996-97
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cholet | 28 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 219 | 99 | 44 | LWWLW |
| 2 | Toulouse | 27 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 156 | 99 | 38 | |
| 3 | Le Vésinet | 27 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 195 | 114 | 35 | WLWLL |
| 4 | Val Vanoise | 26 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 137 | 133 | 29 | |
| 5 | Compiègne | 24 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 123 | 130 | 29 | WLLWL |
| 6 | Besançon | 24 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 147 | 117 | 28 | |
| 7 | Amnéville | 26 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 137 | 156 | 27 | WLLWW |
| 8 | Dijon | 27 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 88 | 120 | 27 | |
| 9 | Garges-lès-Gonesse | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 50 | 24 | WWWWW |
| 10 | Avignon | 24 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 120 | 102 | 24 | |
| 11 | Tours | 24 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 147 | 124 | 22 | LLLWL |
| 12 | Garges | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 98 | 68 | 18 | LW |
| 13 | Chambéry | 25 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 114 | 161 | 16 | |
| 14 | Cergy | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 56 | 15 | LW |
| 15 | Annecy | 24 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 101 | 134 | 12 | |
| 16 | Cergy-Pontoise | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 75 | 9 | LWWLL |
| 17 | Évry | 24 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 75 | 213 | 5 | |
| 18 | Rennes | 24 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 83 | 215 | 4 | LLLLL |
| 19 | Vanoise | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Built from the results, with the league's own points