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Dominican Republic were the five-time defending champions having won all the 5 previous editions. The Dominicans managed to retain the title and win their sixth in a row after defeating the hosts Mexico 3–1 in the final match, which was a rematch of the previous 2021 final. Argentina took the bronze medal by beating Peru 3–1 in the third-place match.
Participating teams
Up to a maximum of 8 national teams could qualify for the tournament as follows: the host nation, the top 4 teams in the NORCECA U23 ranking that confirmed their participation and the top 3 teams in the CSV U23 ranking that confirmed their participation. Eventually, there were 5 NORCECA teams and 2 CSV teams that confirmed their participation, with Honduras entering the tournament after the declination of the eligible teams needed to complete the line of 8 teams.
The following were the teams eligible to participate in the tournament (teams that confirmed their participation marked in bold and confederation ranking, if given, shown in brackets):
NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation)
Each national team had to register a squad of 12 players. Players born on 1 January 2001 and onwards were eligible to compete in the tournament.
Competition format
In the Pan-American Cups the competition format depends on the number of participating teams. With 8 teams, two pools of four teams each were formed. The pool standing procedure were as follows:
Number of matches won;
Match points;
Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser
Points ratio;
Sets ratio;
If the tie continues between two teams: result of the last match between the tied teams;
If the tie continues between three or more teams: a new classification would be made taking into consideration only the matches between involved teams.
The winners of each pool advanced directly to the semi-finals, while the runners-up and the third placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.
Pools composition
The teams were distributed into two pools following their positions on the NORCECA and CSV rankings.
Mexico
Dominican Republic (6th title)
Argentina
Peru
Cuba (2)
Puerto Rico
Suriname
Costa Rica (6)
Honduras (9, not originally considered eligible)
Canada (no rank)
United States
Wagner Rocha
