2023 BYU Cougars men's volleyball | |
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Conference | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation |
Record | 19–7 (8–4 MPSF) |
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Home arena | Smith Fieldhouse |
The 2023 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by eighth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, played their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. [3] The Cougars were members of the MPSF. After finishing last season with a MPSF quarterfinal tournament loss, the Cougars were picked to finish sixth in the MPSF Pre-Season Poll. [4]
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 UCLA †‡y | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | – | 2 | .939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 BYU | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Grand Canyon y | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Stanford | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Pepperdine | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 USC | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Concordia Irvine | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 MPSF Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament Rankings from AVCA |
2023 BYU Cougars roster [6] | ||||||
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TV/Internet Streaming information: [7]
Date time | Opponent | Rank (tournament seed) | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
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1/6 7 p.m. | McKendree | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–21, 25–20) [8] | N/A | 1–0 | |
1/7 7 p.m. | #14 Lewis | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (25–20, 23–25, 25–17) [9] | 3,259 | 2–0 | |
1/20 7 p.m. | Fairleigh Dickinson | #13 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | byutv.org | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–17, 25–15) [10] | 3,513 | 3–0 |
1/21 7 p.m. | Fairleigh Dickinson | #13 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–15, 25–19, 25–15) [11] | 4,125 | 4–0 |
1/25 8 p.m. | @ #6 UC Irvine [12] | #12 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (21–25, 23–25, 16–25) | 1,102 | 4–1 |
1/27 8 p.m. | @ #6 UC Irvine | #12 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–2 (26–24, 21–25, 25–22, 19–25, 15–9) [13] | 1,743 | 5–1 |
2/02 5 p.m. | @ #8 Ball State | #11 | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | ESPN3 | W 3–1 (24–26, 25–23, 25–21, 27–25) [14] | 1,567 | 6–1 |
2/04 1 p.m. | @ #8 Ball State | #11 | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | ESPN3 | L 1–3 (26–24, 23–25, 19–25, 23–25) | 1,711 | 6–2 |
2/10 7 p.m. | #14 UC Santa Barbara | #10 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | byutv.org | W 3–1 (22–25, 25–19, 25–23, 25–20) | 3,516 | 7–2 |
2/11 7 p.m. | #14 UC Santa Barbara | #10 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (25–19, 25–20, 19–25, 25–17) | 3,785 | 8–2 |
2/17 8 p.m. | @ #2 UCLA* | #8 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | L 0–3 (20–25, 22–25, 18–25) | 1,432 | 8–3 (0–1) |
2/18 8 p.m. | @ #2 UCLA* | #8 | John Wooden Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | L 0–3 (17–25, 21–25, 18–25) | 1,012 | 8–4 (0–2) |
2/24 8 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* | #8 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | Eagle Eye | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–19, 25–19) | 105 | 9–4 (1–2) |
2/25 8 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* | #8 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | Eagle Eye | W 3–2 (24–26, 26–24, 19–25, 31–29, 15–12) | 421 | 10–4 (2–2) |
3/03 6 p.m. | @ #5 Grand Canyon* | #8 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | L 0–3 (18–25, 22–25, 21–25) | 2,134 | 10–5 (2–3) |
3/04 6 p.m. | @ #5 Grand Canyon* | #8 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | L 2–3 (25–22, 17–25, 25–19, 17–25, 15–17) | 2,567 | 10–6 (2–4) |
3/10 7 p.m. | #15 Ohio State | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | byutv.org | W 3–1 (25–23, 25–23, 23–25, 25–21) | 3,598 | 11–6 |
3/11 7 p.m. | #15 Ohio State | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–2 (25–23, 25–15, 14–25, 23–25, 15–7) | 5,071 | 12–6 |
3/24 7 p.m. | #7 Pepperdine* | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–2 (21–25, 25–22, 19–25, 25–20, 15–11) | 4,156 | 13–6 (3–4) |
3/25 7 p.m. | #7 Pepperdine* | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | byutv.org | W 3–2 (22–25, 25–16, 25–21, 23–25, 15–13) | 4,325 | 14–6 (4–4) |
3/30 7 p.m. | #11 USC* | #7 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | byutv.org | W 3–1 (25–21, 22–25, 25–17, 25–20) | 3,283 | 15–6 (5–4) |
3/31 7 p.m. | #11 USC* | #7 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (25–20, 30–28, 24–26, 25–14) | 4,261 | 16–6 (6–4) |
4/14 7 p.m. | #8 Stanford* | #6 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | byutv.org | W 3–1 (25–20, 19–25, 25–21, 26–24) | 4,358 | 17–6 (7–4) |
4/15 7 p.m. | #8 Stanford* | #6 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–23, 25–19) | 4,178 | 18–6 (8–4) |
4/19 4:05 p.m. | Concordia Irvine (7) | #6 (2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal) | FloVolleyball | W 3–1 (20–25, 25–23, 25–18, 25–15) | 505 | 19–6 |
4/20 8:05 p.m. | @ #8 Stanford (3) | #6 (2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA (MPSF Semifinal) | FloVolleyball | L 2–3 (20–25, 25–23, 22–25, 25–22, 12–15) | 617 | 19–7 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AVCA Coaches | RV [16] | 13 [17] | 13 [18] | 12 [19] | 11 [20] | 10 [21] | 8 [22] | 8 [23] | 8 [24] | 8 [25] | 8 [26] | 8 [27] | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Off the Block Media | Not released | RV [28] | RV [29] | RV [30] | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
^The Media does not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.