The NORCECA qualification for the 2014 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for six places at the finals in Italy.
Draw 40 of the 41 NORCECA national teams entered qualification (Montserrat and Turks and Caicos Islands later withdrew). The teams were distributed according to their position in the NORCECA Senior Women's Confederation Rankings as of 15 January 2012 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets) Teams ranked 1–7 do not compete in the first and second rounds, and automatically qualify for the third rounds.
First round (AFECAVOL) Pool GPool H (9) (19) (20) (—) (10) (15) (23) (—)
First round (CAZOVA) Pool APool CPool E (8) (16) (18) (—) (11) (14) (29) (—) (12) (13) (30) (31)
First round (ECVA) Pool BPool DPool F (17) (26) (27) (—) (—) (21) (25) (28) (—) (22) (24) (32) (33) Montserrat withdrew and Sint Maarten replaced Montserrat in Pool D to balance the number of teams in each group.
Second round Pool IPool JPool K1st Pool A 2nd Pool D 2nd Pool E 3rd Pool H1st Pool B 2nd Pool C 2nd Pool F 3rd Pool G1st Pool C 2nd Pool B 2nd Pool G 3rd Pool FPool LPool MPool N1st Pool D 2nd Pool A 2nd Pool H 3rd Pool E1st Pool E 1st Pool H 3rd Pool A 3rd Pool D1st Pool F 1st Pool G 3rd Pool B 3rd Pool C
Third round
The twenty remaining teams were distributed according to their position in second round and then in the NORCECA Senior Women's Confederation Rankings as of January 2014 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Positions in second round and NORCECA rankings shown in brackets)
Pool OPool PPool Q (Seeded – 1) (1st – 14) (1st – 15) (3rd – 18) (Seeded – 2) (1st – 10) (1st – 17) (2nd – 32) (Seeded – 3) (1st – 8) (1st – 26) (2nd – 27)Pool RPool S (Seeded – 4) (Seeded – 7) (2nd – 9) (2nd – 13) (Seeded – 5) (Seeded – 6) (2nd – 11) (2nd – 12)
Final round 2nd Pool O 2nd Pool P 2nd Pool Q 2nd Pool R 2nd Pool S
First round
Pool A Venue: Ismay van Wilgen Sports Hall, Paramaribo, Suriname Dates: September 1–2, 2012 All times are Suriname Time (UTC−03:00)
Preliminary round
Final round
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234
Pool B Venue: La Borie Indoor Stadium, St. George's, Grenada Dates: June 22–23, 2012 All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)
Preliminary round
Final round
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234
Pool C Venue: Ronald Charles Basketball Arena, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Dates: May 26–27, 2012 All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)
Preliminary round
Final round
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234
Pool D Venue: Marriott Dome, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Dates: July 27–28, 2012 All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)
Preliminary round
Final round
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234
Pool E Venue: Alfred Sangster Auditorium, Kingston, Jamaica Dates: November 29–30, 2012 All times are Eastern Standard Time (UTC−05:00)
Preliminary round
Final round
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234
Pool F Venue: Multi-Purpose Sports Complex, Road Town, British Virgin Islands Dates: June 9–10, 2012 All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)
Preliminary round
Final round
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234
Pool G Venue: Gimnasio José Beto Remón, Panama City, Panama Dates: August 17–19, 2012 All times are Eastern Standard Time (UTC−05:00)
Pool H Venue: Gimnasio del Polideportivo España, Managua, Nicaragua Dates: May 18–20, 2012 All times are Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00)
Second round
Pool I Venue: UWI Sport & Physical Education Centre, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Dates: May 25–26, 2013 All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)
Preliminary round
Final round
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234
Pool J Venue: International School Auditorium, Willemstad, Curaçao Dates: May 11–12, 2013 All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)
Preliminary round
Final round
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234
Pool K Venue: Ronald Charles Basketball Arena, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Dates: May 25–26, 2013 All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)
Preliminary round
Final round
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234
Pool L Venue: Gimnasio Alfonso Gordillo, Guatemala City, Guatemala Dates: June 8–9, 2013 All times are Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00)
Preliminary round
Final round
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234
Pool M Venue: Alfred Sangster Auditorium, Kingston, Jamaica Dates: June 1–2, 2013 All times are Eastern Standard Time (UTC−05:00)
Preliminary round
Final round
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234
Pool N Venue: La Borie Indoor Stadium, St. George's, Grenada Dates: June 22–23, 2013 All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)
Preliminary round
Final round
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234
Third placed teams PoolTeamI18N20L21K25J28M28
Third round
Pool O Venue: OTC Sports Center I, Colorado Springs, United States Dates: May 15–18, 2014 All times are Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−06:00)
Preliminary round
Final round
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234
Pool P Venue: Polideportivo Eleoncio Mercedes, La Romana, Dominican Republic Dates: May 15–18, 2014 All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)
Preliminary round
Final round
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234
Pool Q Venue: Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva, Havana, Cuba Dates: May 14–17, 2014 All times are Cuba Daylight Time (UTC−04:00)
Preliminary round
Final round
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234
Pool R Venue: Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns, Ponce, Puerto Rico Dates: May 22–25, 2014 All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)
Preliminary round
Final round
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234
Pool S Venue: Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Canada Dates: May 16–19, 2014 All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00)
Preliminary round
Final round
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam1234
Final round
Playoff Venue: UWI Sport & Physical Education Centre, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Dates: July 16–20, 2014 All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)
References
External links 2014 World Championship Qualification NORCECA – 1st Round 2014 World Championship Qualification NORCECA – 2nd Round