2021 BYU Cougars men's volleyball | |
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NCAA Tournament, National Runner-Up | |
Conference | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation |
Record | 20-4 (17-3 MPSF) |
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Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Smith Fieldhouse |
The 2021 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by sixth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, play their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. [3] The Cougars are members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll. [4] After finishing last season ranked #1 [5] the Cougars enter the 2021 season with the #1 ranking. [6]
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 BYU †‡y | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 20 | – | 4 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 UCLA | 14 | – | 5 | .737 | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Pepperdine y | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Grand Canyon | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Concordia Irvine | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 3 | – | 14 | .176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 3 | – | 14 | .176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 MPSF Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of 8 May 2021 Rankings from AVCA |
2021 BYU Cougars roster [7] | ||||||
Defensive specialist/libero
Middle blockers | Outside hitters | Opposite hitters
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TV/Internet Streaming information:
Date time | Opponent | Rank (tournament seed) | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
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2/4 7 p.m. | #8 UCLA* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 1–3 (22–25, 21–25, 25–15, 22–25) [8] | 150 | 0–1 (0–1) |
2/6 4 p.m. | #8 UCLA* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–21, 25–17) [9] | 150 | 1–1 (1–1) |
2/12 7 p.m. | #7 Pepperdine* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–6, 25–23, 28–26) [10] | 150 | 2–1 (2–1) |
2/13 7 p.m. | #7 Pepperdine* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (23–25, 28–26, 25–23, 26–24) [11] | 150 | 3–1 (3–1) |
2/18 7 p.m. | #10 Grand Canyon* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv.org | W 3–1 (26–24, 23–25, 25–18, 25–20) [12] | 150 | 4–1 (4–1) |
2/20 7 p.m. | #10 Grand Canyon* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–2 (25–27, 28–26, 23–25, 25–23, 15–11) [13] | 159 | 5–1 (5–1) |
2/25 6 p.m. | @ #9 Grand Canyon* | #1 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | GCU TV | L 0–3 (22–25, 43–45, 10–25) | 576 | 5–2 (5–2) |
2/27 12 p.m. | @ #9 Grand Canyon* | #1 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | GCU TV | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–19, 25–13) [14] | N/A | 6–2 (6–2) |
3/4 8 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* | #2 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | Eagle TV on Stretch Internet | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–19, 25–19) | 0 | 7–2 (7–2) |
3/5 6 p.m. | @ USC* | #2 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–20, 25–20) | 0 | 8–2 (8–2) |
3/12 7 p.m. | Stanford* | #2 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–15, 25–16) [15] | 500 | 9–2 (9–2) |
3/13 7 p.m. | Stanford* | #2 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–22, 25–19) [16] | 500 | 10–2 (10–2) |
3/19 2 p.m. | @ #4 Pepperdine* | #2 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–1 (20–25, 25–17, 25–21, 25–17) | 0 | 11–2 (11–2) |
3/20 2 p.m. | @ #4 Pepperdine* | #2 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–14, 25–20) [17] | 0 | 12–2 (12–2) |
3/26 8 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* | #2 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | Eagle TV on Stretch Internet | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–20, 25–23) [18] | 0 | 13–2 (13–2) |
3/27 8 p.m. | @ Concorida Irvine* | #2 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | Eagle TV on Stretch Internet | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–17, 25–16) | 0 | 14–2 (14–2) |
4/1 7 p.m. | USC* | #2 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–18, 25–16) [19] | 500 | 15–2 (15–2) |
4/2 7 p.m. | USC* | #2 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (25–19, 25–21, 24–26, 25–20) [20] | 500 | 16–2 (16–2) |
4/9 6 p.m. | @ #6 UCLA* | #2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–16, 25–17) [21] | 0 | 17–2 (17–2) |
4/10 6 p.m. | @ #6 UCLA* | #2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | L 1–3 (18–25, 25–21, 25–27, 15–25) | 0 | 17–3 (17–3) |
4/23 7 p.m. | #9 (4) Grand Canyon | #2 (1) | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Semifinal) | FloVolleyball | W 3–0 (25–14, 25–19, 29–27) | 700 | 18–3 (17–3) |
4/23 7 p.m. | #5 (3) Pepperdine | #2 (1) | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Championship) | FloVolleyball | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–15, 25–19) | 750 | 19–3 (17–3) |
5/6 6 p.m. | #4 Lewis | #2 (2) | Covelli Center Columbus, OH (NCAA Semifinal) | NCAA.com | W 3–1 (25–22, 25–15, 26–28, 25–20) | 275 | 20–3 |
5/6 6 p.m. | #1 Hawai'i (1) | #2 (2) | Covelli Center Columbus, OH (NCAA Championship) | ESPNU | L 0–3 (21–25, 19–25, 16–25) | 345 | 20–4 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AVCA Coaches | 1 (14) [22] | 1 (14) [23] | 1 (13) [24] | 1 (8) [25] | 1 (13) [26] | 1 (13) [27] | 2 (1) [28] | 2 (1) [29] | 2 (1) [30] | 2 (1) [31] | 2 (1) [32] | 2 (1) [33] | 2 (1) [34] | 2 (1) [35] | 2 (5) [36] | 2 |
Off the Block Media | 1^ | 1 (9) [37] | 1 (10) [38] | 2 (4) [39] | 1т (5) [40] | 2 (5) [41] | 2 [42] | 3 [43] | 2 [44] | 2 [45] | 2 [46] | 2 [47] | 2 [48] | 2^ | 2^ | 2 |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season, Week 13, or Week 14 poll.