Compete in Division 2 final and automatic promotion to Division 1
Automatic relegation to Division 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Down
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11-89 | 6-90 | 14 | 10 |
 Roscommon
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7-99 | 6-94 | 8 | 9 |
 Meath
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7-87 | 4-80 | 16 | 9 |
 Galway
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9-88 | 8-85 | 6 | 8 |
 Cavan
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1-85 | 7-66 | 1 | 7 |
| Laois
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8-80 | 5-92 | -3 | 5 |
| Westmeath
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4-75 | 11-83 | -29 | 4 |
 Kildare
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7-87 | 7-100 | -13 | 4 |
1Roscommon are placed ahead of Meath because they won the head-to-head game between the teams (2-10 to 0-14).
2Westmeath are placed ahead of Kildare because they won the head-to-head game between the teams (0-15 to 0-12).