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. [1]
On 1 February 2020, the new ranking system will be implemented and will take into account all results from 1 January 2019. [2] 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 | 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 | ||
