The AVC qualification for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship saw member nations compete for four places at the finals in Poland.[1]
29 AVC national teams entered qualification. (Yemen later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their geographical positions. Teams ranked 1–5 in FIVB World Rankings did not compete in the zonal rounds, and automatically qualified for the final round. New Zealand also qualified automatically as the only registered team from Oceania.
| width=150 | Zone ! | width=60 | Total ! | width=60 | Automatic ! | width=60 | Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Asia | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Eastern Asia | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Oceania | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Southeastern Asia | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Western Asia | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| width=33% | Western Asia 1 | width=33% | Western Asia 2 | width=33% | Western Asia 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| valign=top | valign=top | valign=top |
| width=33% | Central Asia 1 | width=33% | Central Asia 2 | width=33% | Eastern Asia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| valign=top | valign=top | valign=top | ||||
| Southeastern Asia | Western Asia 4 | Western Asia 5 | ||||
| valign=top | valign=top | 1st Subzonal Western 1 2nd Subzonal Western 3 2nd Subzonal Western 2 | valign=top | 1st Subzonal Western 2 1st Subzonal Western 3 2nd Subzonal Western 1 |
The sixteen remaining teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Men's Rankings as of 23 January 2013 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets)
| width=25% | Pool A | width=25% | Pool B | width=25% | Pool C | width=25% | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| valign=top | (11) (48) (48) (122) | valign=top | (14) (41) (52) (122) | (16) (30) (53) (122) | (19) (24) (53) (78) |