#27 AUSTRALIA - Host Nation
#2 CUBA - 1st World Cup '99
#1 RUSSIA - 2nd World Cup '99
#3 BRAZIL - 3rd World Cup '99
#11 PERU - SOUTH AMERICA, Lima, Per. - 4-6 Jan.
#10 USA - NORCECA, Tampa, USA. - 5-8 Jan.
#12 GERMANY - EUROPE, Bremen, Ger. - 3-9 Jan.
#29 KENYA - AFRICA, Nairobi, Ken. - 16-23 Jan.
#6 ITALY - FIVB TOURNAMENT, Tokyo, Japan - 17-25 Jun.*
#5 KOREA - FIVB TOURNAMENT, Tokyo, Japan - 17-25 Jun.* (ASIA)
#8 CROATIA - FIVB TOURNAMENT, Tokyo, Japan - 17-25 Jun.*
#4 CHINA - FIVB TOURNAMENT, Tokyo, Japan - 17-25 Jun.*
* - combined event
# - reflects current FIVB World Ranking
(Top Ten - missing #7 Japan, #9 Netherlands)