| P | W | L | D | A | BatBP | BowBP | Adj | Pts | |||
| 1 | Durham | 16 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 41 | 0 | 190 | |
| 2 | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 43 | 0 | 182 | |
| 3 | Hampshire | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 47 | 0 | 178 | |
| 4 | Somerset | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 174 | |
| 5 | Lancashire | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 40 | 0 | 170 | |
| 6 | Sussex | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 45 | 38 | 0 | 159 | |
| 7 | Yorkshire | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 50 | 45 | 0 | 159 | |
| 8 | Kent | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 44 | 0 | 154 | |
| 9 | Surrey | 16 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 36 | -1 | 124 |
| P | W | L | D | A | BatBP | BowBP | Adj | Pts | |||
| 1 | Warwickshire | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 53 | 46 | 0 | 213 | |
| 2 | Worcestershire | 16 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 196 | |
| 3 | Middlesex | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 45 | 0 | 175 | |
| 4 | Northamptonshire | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 52 | 35 | 0 | 169 | |
| 5 | Essex | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 45 | -3 | 168 | |
| 6 | Derbyshire | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 46 | -4 | 167 | |
| 7 | Leicestershire | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 43 | 0 | 150 | |
| 8 | Glamorgan | 16 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 36 | 0 | 136 | |
| 9 | Gloucestershire | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 42 | 38 | -2 | 122 |
| Points Awarded and Column Key: | |
| Won (W): 14 | |
| Lost (L): 0 | |
| Drawn (D): 4 | |
| Abandoned without a ball bowled (A): 4 | |
| Batting Bonus Points (BatBP) | |
| Bowling Bonus Points (BowBP) | |
| Adjustments (carried forward/fines/penalty points) (Adj) | |
| Total points (Pts) |
| Order in the table: | |
| Position of teams in the table is determined by: | |
| Total points | |
| Won | |
| Lost (fewest) |
| Adjustments: | |
| Division 1 | |
| Surrey: 1 point deducted for slow over-rate in match against Hampshire on 9th September 2008 | |
| Division 2 | |
| Derbyshire: 4 points deducted for slow over-rate in match against Gloucestershire on 16th April 2008 | |
| Worcestershire: 3 points deducted for slow over-rate in match against Essex on 30th May 2008 | |
| Gloucestershire: 2 points deducted for slow over-rate in match against Leicestershire on 6th August 2008 | |
| Worcestershire: 2 points deducted for slow over-rate in match against Warwickshire on 2nd September 2008 | |
| Essex: 3 points deducted for slow over-rate in match against Gloucestershire on 24th September 2008 |