The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings is a ranking system for men's and women's national teams in
beach volleyball. The teams of the member nations of the
FIVB, beach volleyball and
volleyball
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's world governing body, are ranked based on their competition results with the most successful teams being ranked highest.
The ranking is based on the 8 best results over the last 365 days. They are updated every Monday after an FIVB recognized event.
The rankings are used in international competitions to define the seeded teams and arrange them in pools. Specific procedures for seeding and pooling are established by the FIVB in each competition's formula.
Rankings
Men
Women
See also
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Beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
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for the rankings going into the 2008 Summer Olympics
Notes and references
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World rankings
Beach volleyball