| Bradford Bulls | 10th | 11 | 18 | 1 | 658 | 770 | Steve McNAMARA | 12 | - | Steve MENZIES | 88 | - | Paul SYKES | Grattan | 7,982 | |
| Castleford Tigers | 9th | 11 | 17 | 0 | 676 | 800 | Terry MATTERSON | 10 | - | Michael WAINWRIGHT Michael SHENTON | 196 | - | Joe WESTERMAN | Jungle | 6,521 | |
| Catalans Dragons | 14th | 9 | 22 | 0 | 560 | 855 | Kevin WALTERS | 9 | - | Clint GREENSHIELDS | 92 | - | Thomas BOSC | Gilbert Brutus | 6,250 | Wooden Spoon |
| Crusaders RL | 8th | 13 | 17 | 0 | 651 | 793 | Brian NOBLE | 11 | - | Vince MELLARS Weller HAURAKI | 120 | - | Clinton SCHIFCOFSKE | Racecourse (13), Gnoll (1) | 4,416 | Elimination Playoff |
| Harlequins RL | 13th | 8 | 21 | 0 | 527 | 884 | Brian McDERMOTT | 18 | - | Luke DORN | 120 | - | Danny ORR | The Stoop | 3,312 | |
| Huddersfield Giants | 5th | 19 | 12 | 1 | 876 | 587 | Nathan BROWN | 24 | - | David HODGSON Leroy CUDJOE | 164 | - | Brett HODGSON | Galpharm | 7,157 | Qualifying Semi |
| Hull FC | 6th | 16 | 13 | 0 | 597 | 653 | Richard AGAR | 15 | - | Tom BRISCOE | 171 | - | Danny TICKLE | KC Stadium | 14,313 | Elimination Playoff |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 7th | 15 | 14 | 1 | 704 | 718 | Justin MORGAN | 16 | - | Peter FOX | 271 | - | Michael DOBSON | Craven Park | 8,207 | Preliminary Semi Final |
| Leeds Rhinos | 4th | 22 | 12 | 1 | 936 | 745 | Brian McCLENNAN | 24 | - | Danny McGUIRE Ryan HALL | 200 | - | Kevin SINFIELD | Headingley | 13,934 | Qualifying Semi |
| St Helens | 2nd | 25 | 9 | 0 | 1172 | 673 | Michael POTTER | 23 | - | Francis MELI | 188 | - | Kyle EASTMOND | GPW | 11,094 | Runners Up |
| Salford City Reds | 12th | 8 | 20 | 0 | 456 | 887 | Shaun McRAE | 12 | - | Jodie BROUGHTON | 113 | - | Daniel HOLDSWORTH | The Willows | 4,166 | |
| Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 11th | 9 | 19 | 0 | 555 | 764 | John KEAR | 12 | - | Damien BLANCH | 85 | - | Paul COOKE | Hearwell | 5,983 | |
| Warrington Wolves | 3rd | 25 | 9 | 0 | 1137 | 618 | Tony SMITH | 25 | - | Chris RILEY | 118 | - | Ben WESTWOOD | Halliwell Jones | 10,384 | Preliminary Semi Final, Challenge Cup |
| Wigan Warriors | 1st | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1162 | 528 | Michael MAGUIRE | 31 | - | Pat RICHARDS | 434 | - | Pat RICHARDS | DW | 14,766 | League Champions |