2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification (NORCECA)

The NORCECA qualification for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship saw member nations compete for five places at the finals in Italy and Bulgaria. The top three teams from the 2017 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, plus two teams from the final four qualified for the 2018 World Championship. Therefore, the first two rounds of the 2018 World Championship qualification also acted as qualifiers for the 2017 NORCECA Championship.

Originally the 2017 NORCECA Championship was the only competition from the area to offer the 2018 World Championship qualification quota, but due to the pass of hurricanes Irma and Maria for the Caribbean sea, Cuba and Puerto Rico were unable to compete, NORCECA authorities decided to make the final four tournament - Cuba, Puerto Rico and the 4th and 5th placed teams of the 2017 NORCECA Championship.

Pools composition
41 NORCECA national teams entered qualification. The top six ranked teams from the NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2016 (United States, Canada, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Costa Rica) automatically qualified for the 2017 NORCECA Championship or the final four. But, Bonaire and Saba later withdrew.

CAZOVA
14 CAZOVA national teams entered qualification. The top two ranked teams from CAZOVA did not compete in the first round and automatically qualified for the second round. Teams ranked 3–14 from CAZOVA were seeded following the serpentine system according to their position in the NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2016. Pools composition was determined by taking into consideration – as far as possible – the geographical location of the various countries. But, Bonaire later withdrew. Rankings are shown in brackets.

ECVA
14 ECVA national teams entered qualification. The top two ranked teams from ECVA did not compete in the first round and automatically qualified for the second round. Teams ranked 3–14 from ECVA were seeded following the serpentine system according to their position in the NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2016. Pools composition was determined by taking into consideration – as far as possible – the geographical location of the various countries. But, Saba later withdrew. Rankings are shown in brackets.

AFECAVOL
7 AFECAVOL national teams entered qualification. One round was held with a Round-robin tournament of all 7 teams. NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2016 are shown in brackets.

CAZOVA
NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2016 are shown in brackets.

ECVA
NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2016 are shown in brackets.

Pool standing procedure

 * 1) Number of matches won
 * 2) Match points
 * 3) Sets ratio
 * 4) Points ratio
 * 5) If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser

Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser

First round

 * The top two teams in each CAZOVA and ECVA pool qualified for the second round, whereas the top two teams from AFECAVOL qualified for the 2017 NORCECA Championship.

CAZOVA Pool A

 * Venue: 🇲🇶 Palais des Sports de Rivière-Salée, Rivière-Salée, Martinique
 * Dates: 22–23 October 2016
 * All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).

CAZOVA Pool B

 * Venue: 🇸🇷 Anthony Nesty Sporthal, Paramaribo, Suriname
 * Dates: 30–31 October 2016
 * All times are Suriname Time (UTC−03:00).

CAZOVA Pool C

 * Venue: Gymnasium Vincent, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
 * Dates: 9–10 July 2016
 * All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).

ECVA Pool A

 * Venue: 🇦🇬 YMCA Sports Complex, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
 * Dates: 9–11 September 2016
 * All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).

ECVA Pool B

 * Venue: The La Borie Indoor Facility, St. George's, Grenada
 * Dates: 20–21 August 2016
 * All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).

ECVA Pool C

 * Venue: 🇲🇫 Matthew Francois Sports Auditorium, Marigot, Saint Martin
 * Dates: 27–28 August 2016
 * All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).

AFECAVOL

 * Venue: SCA Multipurpose Mercy Center, Belize City, Belize
 * Dates: 24–30 September 2016
 * All times are Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00).

Second round

 * The top two teams from the 2017 CAZOVA Championship and the winners in each ECVA pool qualified for the 2017 NORCECA Championship.

2017 CAZOVA Championship

 * Venue: 🇹🇹 National Cycling Centre, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
 * Dates: 4–9 July 2017
 * All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).

ECVA Pool D

 * Venue: 🇱🇨 Beausejour Indoor facility, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
 * Dates: 12–13 August 2017
 * All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).

ECVA Pool E

 * Venue: 🇱🇨 Beausejour Indoor facility, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
 * Dates: 9–10 August 2017
 * All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).

Final round

 * The top three teams from the 2017 NORCECA Championship and the top two teams from the final four qualified for the 2018 World Championship, whereas the fourth and fifth ranked teams of the 2017 NORCECA Championship qualified for the final four.

2017 NORCECA Championship

 * Venues: 🇺🇸 OTC Sports Center I, Colorado Springs, United States and 🇺🇸 OTC Sports Center II, Colorado Springs, United States
 * Dates: 26 September – 1 October 2017

Final four

 * Venue: 🇨🇺 Sala 19 de Noviembre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
 * Dates: 10–12 November 2017
 * All times are Cuba Standard Time (UTC−05:00).