U.S. Ranks in Top Six of FIVB Youth/Junior Rankings

Bill Kauffman
Associate Director, Communications
Phone: 719-228-6800
Email: bill.kauffman@usav.org

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 22, 2012) – The USA Volleyball High Performance program ranks third in the female division and tied for sixth in the male category in the recently released International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) junior and youth combined world rankings per gender.

The U.S. trails only China and Brazil in the FIVB Female Junior and Youth World Ranking after finishing fourth at the 2011 FIVB Women’s Junior World Championship and ninth at the 2011 FIVB Girls’ Youth World Championship. Further, the two female programs carry over points from silver medal performance at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games and gold-medal performances at the 2010 NORCECA Girls’ Youth Continental Championship and the 2010 NORCECA Women’s Junior World Championship. For the full ranking, click here.

On the men’s side of the youth and junior FIVB ranking, the U.S. earned points by finishing fourth at the 2011 FIVB Men’s Junior World Championship and 15th at the 2011 FIVB Boys’ Youth World Championship. Additional points have carried over from its gold-medal performance in the 2010 NORCECA Men’s Junior Continental Championship and a second-place finish at the 2010 NORCECA Boys’ Youth Continental Championship. In the world ranking, the U.S. youth/junior men trail only No. 1 Serbia, No. 2 Argentina, No. 3 Russia, No. Cuba and No. 5 Spain. The U.S. is tied in the world ranking with Brazil. For the full ranking, click here.

Only the United States, Serbia and Brazil are ranked among the top six in both the male and female youth and junior world rankings.

The FIVB ranking includes finishes obtained in its youth and junior world championships (50 percent reduction the second year), the youth and junior continental championships (50 percent reduction the second year) and the Youth Olympic Games (25 percent each year).

FIVB Women’s Junior and Youth World Ranking
1. China 211
2. Brazil 185
3. USA 170
4. Italy 156
5. Turkey 137
6. Serbia 123
7. Japan 111
8. Poland 110.5
9. Peru 107.5
10. Dominican Republic 91
11. Germany 87
12. Slovakia 75
13. Belgium 72
14. Argentina 63
15. Egypt 60.5
16. Mexico 45
17. Thailand 39
18. Algeria 38
19T. Korea 36
19T. Tunisia 36
21. Puerto Rico 32
22. Russia 23.5
23T. Colombia 23
23T. Chile 23
25T. Cuba 21
25T. Venezuela 21
25T. Chinese Taipei 21
28. Costa Rica 16.5
29. Kazakhstan 15
30. Czech Republic 14

FIVB Men’s Junior and Youth World Ranking
1. Serbia 236
2. Argentina 223
3. Russia 167.5
4. Cuba 156.5
5. Spain 151
6T. USA 126
6T. Brazil 126
8. Iran 120.5
9. France 97.5
10. Bulgaria 89
11. China 65
12. India 59
13. Egypt 52
14. Tunisia 51
15. Greece 50.5
16. Japan 39
17. Puerto Rico 37
18. Korea 34
19T. Canada 33
19T. Venezula 33
19T. Morocco 33
22. Belgium 32.5
23. Germany 28
24. Colombia 25
25T. Chile 23
25T. Mexico 23
27. South Africa 23
28. Dominican Republic 17
29. Guatemala 16.5
30. Chinese Taipei 15

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