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

The NORCECA qualification for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship will see member nations compete for six places at the finals in Japan. USA has directly qualified to 2018 World Championship as the 2014 World Champion.

Pool compositions
34 NORCECA member nations would enter qualification. Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica directly qualify to the 2017 NORCECA Continental Championship.

CAZOVA and ECVA will have two rounds of qualification. The two highest seeded teams from each zone according to the January 1, 2016 NORCECA Continental Women's Senior Ranking directly qualifies to the second zonal round. The first zonal round will have three groups of four teams.

AFECAVOL zonal qualification will have single round-robin tournament. The top two teams will qualify to the 2017 NORCECA Continental Championship.

CAZOVA Zone
NORCECA Continental Women's Senior Ranking as of 1 January 2016 is shown in bracket.

Second round
St. Lucia was advanced to Final Round by NORCECA when the schedule for the NORCECA Continental Championships Group B schedule was released. St. Lucia was the highest ranking team and therefore was advanced to the Final Round of qualifying.

AFECAVOL Zone
Single round-robin tournament

Group A

 * Venue: Ronald Charles Arena, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
 * Dates: 6–7 August 2016
 * All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)

Group B

 * Venue: Centro Deportivo Betico Croes, Oranjestad, Aruba
 * Dates: 26–27 November 2016
 * All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)

Group C

 * Venue: Clifton Hunter High School Sports Center, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
 * Dates: 12–13 November 2016
 * All times are Eastern Standard Time (UTC−05:00)

Group D

 * Venue: 🇸🇽 L.B. Scot Sports Auditorium, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
 * Dates: 6–7 August 2016
 * All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)


 * Play off
 * Third placed match


 * First placed match


 * Standing

Group E

 * Venue: 🇦🇬 YMCA Sports Complex, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
 * Dates: 9–10 September 2016
 * All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)


 * Play off
 * First placed match


 * Standing

Group F

 * Venue: Matthew François Sports Auditorium, Marigot, Saint Martin
 * Dates: 22–23 October 2016
 * All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)


 * Play off
 * Third placed match


 * First placed match


 * Standing

Group K

 * Venue:, Nicaragua
 * Dates: 30 November–4 December 2016
 * All times are Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00)

CAZOVA Pool D

 * Venue: 🇯🇲 TBD, Jamaica
 * Dates: 26–28 July 2017

ECVA Group D

 * Venue: 🇦🇬 YMCA Sports Complex, Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda
 * Dates: September 7–10, 2017

ECVA Group E

 * Venue: 🇦🇬 YMCA Sports Complex, Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda
 * Dates: September 7–10, 2017