FIVB Senior Continental Rankings

The FIVB Senior Continental Rankings is a ranking system for men's and women's national teams in volleyball. Divided to five continental confederations, the teams of the member nations of FIVB, volleyball's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked highest. A points system is used, with points being awarded based on the results of all FIVB-recognised full international matches. The rankings are used in international competitions to define the seeded teams and arrange them in pools. Specific procedures for seeding and pooling are established by the FIVB in each competition's formula, but the method usually employed is the serpentine system.

Calculation method

Main article: FIVB Senior World Rankings § Current calculation method

In 2019, FIVB collaborated with Hypercube Business Innovation of the Netherlands to design a new world ranking platform. The previous calculation method have a problem of circularity in the international volleyball calendar: only countries who participate in the major volleyball events can earn ranking points, whilst the number of ranking points of countries also determines seeding and access of teams for major events. This unfair principle does not contribute to the sporting and commercial quality of volleyball.

On 1 February 2020, the new ranking system will be implemented and will take into account all results from 1 January 2019. The system will be consistently updated to reflect the latest results and performances. The new World Ranking considers the match results between teams in the same continental confederations from all official competitions:

Tournament		Category	Organizer	$K$	Note
Olympic Games finals		Intercontinental	FIVB	45	only matches between teams in same confederations
Intercontinental Olympic Qualifying		Intercontinental		25	only matches between teams in same confederations
Continental Olympic Qualifying	Asia	Continental		25	co-sanctioned with AVC
	Africa				co-sanctioned with CAVB
	Europe				co-sanctioned with CEV
	S America				co-sanctioned with CSV
	N America				co-sanctioned with NORCECA
World Championship finals		Intercontinental	FIVB	45	only matches between teams in same confederations
World Championship Qualifying				22.5	only matches between teams in same confederations
Nations League		Intercontinental	FIVB	40	only matches between teams in same confederations
Challenger Cup				20	only matches between teams in same confederations
World Cup		Intercontinental	FIVB	35	only matches between teams in same confederations
African Championship finals		Continental	CAVB	35
African Zonal Championship	North			17.5
	West A
	West B
	Central
	East
	South A
	South B
Asian Championship finals		Continental	AVC	35
Asian Championship Qualifying				17.5
Asian Challenge Cup		Continental	AVC	10
Asian Zonal Championship	West	Continental	AVC	10
	Central
	East
	ASEAN
	Oceania
EuroVolley finals		Continental	CEV	35
EuroVolley Qualifying				17.5
European League		Continental	CEV	10
NORCECA Championship finals		Continental	NORCECA	35
NORCECA Zonal Championship	N Central			17.5
	Central
	E Caribbean
	Caribbean
NORCECA Champions Cup		Continental	NORCECA	10
Pan-American Volleyball Cup		Continental	NORCECA	10	co-sanctioned with CSV
South American Championship		Continental	CSV	35

AVC Continental Rankings

Top-ranked men's national teams

Top ranked AVC Men's Teams as of 2025 10 13
AVC	Rank	Change	Team	Points
1	6		Japan	333.33
2	19		Iran	205.6
3	24		Qatar	147.82
4	26		South Korea	137.22
5	35		China	121.16
6	38		Pakistan	116.69
7	43		Bahrain	102.66
8	44		Indonesia	102.51
9	45		India	101.86
10	52	2	Australia	85.48
11	58		Vietnam	73.58
12	59		Thailand	70.16
13	61		Oman	67.65
14	62		Chinese Taipei	67.55
15	74	149	New Caledonia	55
15	74		Guam	55
17	76		Kazakhstan	54.36
18	77	146	Wallis and Futuna	53.75
19	78	2	Turkmenistan	53.47
20	79	2	Kyrgyzstan	53.17
21	80	2	Saudi Arabia	52.43
22	27		Bangladesh	50.1
23	86	2	United Arab Emirates	48.01
24	88	135	Papua New Guinea	46.25
25	90	133	Cook Islands	45.87
26	91	4	American Samoa	45
26	91	132	Palau	45
28	94	5	Sri Lanka	43.81
29	98	5	Myanmar	41.97
30	102	5	Syria	38.84
31	104	5	Philippines	37.36
32	105	5	Iraq	37.34
33	106	5	Kuwait	37.09
34	110	5	Jordan	35.14
35	114	5	Macau	31.5
36	122	5	Hong Kong	25.84
37	127	5	Uzbekistan	17.7
38	128	5	Uzbekistan	17.27
39	131	5	New Zealand	13.76
40	132	5	Mongolia	11.99
41	134	5	Lebanon	8.66
42	136	5	Cambodia	3.83
*Change from 2025 October 13
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Top-ranked women's national teams

Top ranked AVC Women's Teams as of 24 May 2026
AVC	Rank	Change	Team	Points
1	5		Japan	346.26
2	6		China	337.02
3	18		Thailand	171.66
4	28		Vietnam	136.75
5	35		Kazakhstan	111.24
6	37		Chinese Taipei	100.11
7	39	1	South Korea	99.53
8	44	3	Iran	82.06
9	47	1	Philippines	76.16
10	63	1	Kyrgyzstan	48.4
11	64	4	India	48.17
12	72	3	Singapore	39.47
13	73	3	Indonesia	39.07
14	76	6	Australia	32.48
15	78	4	Macau	30.71
16	85	4	Hong Kong	24.09
17	88	5	Tajikistan	19.44
18	92	5	Uzbekistan	12.71
19	93	21	Mongolia	10.8
*Change from 2026 May 1
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CAVB Continental Rankings

Top-ranked men's national teams

Top ranked CAVB Men's Teams as of 3 August 2026
CAVB	Rank	Change	Team	Points
1	27		Egypt	136.56
2	41		Tunisia	108.93
3	53	1	Nigeria	83.59
4	55		Cameroon	79.27
5	63		Kenya	66.38
6	69		Benin	59.42
7	70		Zambia	58.13
8	71		Zimbabwe	57.63
9	85	2	Niger	48.12
10	87	2	Namibia	47.58
11	89	3	Ivory Coast	45.94
12	93	5	Cape Verde	43.98
13	99	5	Senegal	41.83
14	101	5	Libya	40.62
15	107	5	Malawi	36.66
16	108	5	Togo	36.59
17	109	5	Guinea-Bissau	35.31
18	112	5	Gambia	32.36
19	123	5	Burkina Faso	24.26
20	124	5	Morocco	20.48
21	126	5	Algeria	18.48
22	129	5	South Sudan	16.89
23	135	5	Burundi	6.2
*Change from 5 October 2025
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Top-ranked women's national teams

Top ranked CAVB Women's Teams as of 24 May 2026
CAVB	Rank	Change	Team	Points
1	21		Kenya	158.49
2	46	1	Cameroon	76.72
3	65	2	Egypt	46.9
4	79	4	Algeria	28
*Change from 1 May 2026
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CEV Continental Rankings

Top-ranked men's national teams

Top ranked CEV Men's Teams as of 3 August 2026
CEV	Rank	Change	Team	Points
1	1		Poland	407.56
2	2		Italy	355.84
3	3		Russia	352.1
4	4		Slovenia	344.53
5	8		France	302.59
6	9		Bulgaria	272.25
7	10		Turkey	268.49
8	11		Ukraine	247.16
9	12		Germany	241.87
10	13		Serbia	234.98
11	16		Finland	218.01
12	17		Belgium	211.6
13	20		Czech Republic	203.22
14	21		Netherlands	194.97
15	23		Greece	148.96
16	25		Portugal	138.86
17	28		Switzerland	134.76
18	29		Israel	133.53
19	30		Estonia	133.14
20	31		Denmark	130.66
21	33		Romania	124.47
22	34		Spain	121.73
23	36		Belarus	120.51
*Change from 5 October 2025
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Top-ranked women's national teams

Top ranked CEV Women's Teams as of 24 May 2026
CEV	Rank	Change	Team	Points
1	1		Italy	484.15
2	3		Turkey	368.09
3	4		Poland	359.85
4	8		Netherlands	270.58
5	9		Serbia	261.31
6	10		Germany	254.86
7	13		France	222.91
8	14		Belgium	211.23
9	15		Czech Republic	194.3
10	16		Ukraine	190.2
11	20		Slovenia	161.08
12	24		Romania	148.02
13	25		Bulgaria	144.25
14	26		Sweden	141.12
15	29	2	Hungary	131.98
16	30	1	Greece	131.02
17	31	1	Spain	130.15
18	32	4	Croatia	113.88
19	33	1	Switzerland	113.7
20	34	1	Slovakia	112.34
21	36	2	Finland	108.01
*Change from 1 May 2026
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CSV Continental Rankings

Top-ranked men's national teams

Top ranked CSV Men's Teams as of 3 August 2026
CSV	Rank	Change	Team	Points
1	7		Brazil	312.13
2	14		Argentina	232.41
3	32		Chile	125.32
4	48		Venezuela	94.25
5	51		Colombia	90.91
6	120	5	Peru	26.87
*Change from 5 October 2025
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Top-ranked women's national teams

Top ranked CSV Women's Teams as of 24 May 2026
CSV	Rank	Change	Team	Points
1	2		Brazil	428
2	17		Argentina	182.42
3	22		Colombia	157.31
4	38		Peru	99.82
5	66	2	Chile	45.71
6	86	4	Venezuela	23.04
*Change from 1 May 2026
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NORCECA Continental Rankings

Top-ranked men's national teams

Top ranked NORCECA Men's Teams as of 3 August 2026
NORCECA	Rank	Change	Team	Points
1	5		United States	344.41
2	15		Cuba	224.23
3	18		Canada	209.21
4	22		Puerto Rico	168.59
5	37		Mexico	116.96
6	46		Dominican Republic	97.71
7	64		Saint Lucia	65.6
8	66		Belize	63.09
9	67		Dominica	62.18
10	68		Barbados	61.87
11	73		Jamaica	55.33
12	84	2	Nicaragua	49.81
13	113	5	El Salvador	34.02
14	115	5	Grenada	29.55
15	117	5	Guatemala	28.74
16	118	5	Bahamas	28.39
17	119	5	Bahamas	27.64
18	121	5	Trinidad and Tobago	26.05
19	133	5	Suriname	10.22
*Change from 5 October 2025
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Top-ranked women's national teams

Top ranked NORCECA Women's Teams as of 24 May 2026
NORCECA	Rank	Change	Team	Points
1	7		United States	335.03
2	11		Dominican Republic	254.68
3	12		Canada	230.99
4	19		Mexico	166.82
5	23		Puerto Rico	149.24
6	27		Cuba	139.83
7	49		Saint Lucia	71.72
8	50		Bermuda	66.6
9	51		Barbados	66.2
10	52		Nicaragua	63.87
11	55	1	Jamaica	63.01
12	56	1	Netherlands Antilles	62.81
13	57	1	Trinidad and Tobago	62.67
14	60	1	Honduras	56.99
15	61	1	Costa Rica	53.48
16	67	2	Guadeloupe	45.68
17	71	4	Suriname	41.37
18	75	3	El Salvador	34.65
19	77	4	Bahamas	31.22
20	82	5	Grenada	27.87
*Change from 1 May 2026
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