| Sport: | men's volleyball |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | BYU Cougars |
| Conference: | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation |
| Short Conf: | MPSF |
| Record: | 26-5 |
| Conf Record: | 16-2 |
| Head Coach: | Shawn Olmstead |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Luka Slabe[1] |
| Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach2: | Jaylen Reyes[2] |
| Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Smith Fieldhouse |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament 3–seed |
| Tourney Result: | L, Final 3–0 |
The 2017 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team will represent Brigham Young University in the 2017 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by second 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] They reached the NCAA National Championship for the second year in a row before being swept by Ohio State. The Cougars finished the year ranked #2 in the nation.[5]
| 2017 BYU Cougars roster[6] | |||||||
Defensive specialist/libero
Middle blockers
| Outside hitters
| Opposite hitters
Setters
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TV/Internet Streaming/Radio information:
BYU Radio will simulcast most BYUtv games with the BYUtv feed.
Campus Insiders TheW.tv will air select games when BYUtv has basketball commitments. These games will not be aired on BYU Radio.
| Date time | Opponent | Rank | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/6 6 p.m. |
| Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | W 3–0 (27–25, 27–25, 25–22)[8] | 981 | 1–0 | |
| 1/7 6 p.m. |
| Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL | ESPN3 | L 3–1 (25–20, 25–22, 22–25, 33–31)[9] | 604[10] | 1–1 | |
| 1/12 7 p.m. | McKendree |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–19, 25–20) | 1,830[11] | 2–1 |
| 1/13 7 p.m. | Concordia-Irvine |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–17, 26–24) | 2,814[12] | 3–1 |
| 1/14 7 p.m. | McKendree |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–22, 25–17) | 2,665[13] | 4–1 |
| 1/19 8 p.m. | CSUN* |
| Matadome Northridge, CA | Matador SN | W 3–1 (23–25, 25–20, 25–17, 25–15) | 598 | 5–1 (1–0) |
| 1/20 8 p.m. | CSUN* |
| Matadome Northridge, CA | Matador SN | W 3–1 (26–24, 25–15, 22–25, 26–24) | 489 | 6–1 (2–0) |
| 1/27 7 p.m. |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 3–2 (25–23, 28–26, 32–34, 21–25, 15–12) | 3,029[14] | 6–2 (2–1) | |
| 1/28 7 p.m. |
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| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–18, 28–26) | 2,636[15] | 7–2 |
| 2/3 7 p.m. |
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| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–2 (28–26, 25–23, 13–25, 22–25, 18–16) | 4,047[16] | 8–2 (3–1) |
| 2/4 7 p.m. |
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| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–13, 25–23, 31–29) | 4,582[17] | 9–2 (4–1) |
| 2/10 8 p.m. | USC* |
| Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12 USC | W 3–0 (27–25, 25–17, 25–16) | 700 | 10–2 (5–1) |
| 2/17 7 p.m. | UC San Diego* |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–21, 26–24, 25–23) | 3,878 | 11–2 (6–1) |
| 2/18 6 p.m. | UC San Diego |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (27–25, 25–21, 25–22) | 3,707 | 12–2 |
| 2/23 8 p.m. |
| Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12 BAY | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–20, 25–21) | 550 | 13–2 (7–1) | |
| 2/24 8 p.m. |
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| Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12 STAN | W 3–1 (25–19, 23–25, 25–23, 26–24) | 1,339 | 14–2 (8–1) |
| 3/3 7 p.m. | Cal Baptist* |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | TheW.tv | W 3–1 (25–16, 25–17, 28–30, 25–15) | 4,142 | 15–2 (9–1) |
| 3/10 8 p.m. |
| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–23, 25–17) | 637 | 16–2 (10–1) | |
| 3/11 8 p.m. |
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| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–22, 26–24) | 942 | 17–2 (11–1) |
| 3/17 7 p.m. |
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| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (28–26, 25–18, 25–20) | 4,544 | 18–2 (12–1) |
| 3/18 7 p.m. |
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| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–23, 28–26) | 3,555 | 19–2 (13–1) |
| 3/21 7 p.m. | Princeton |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–23, 21–25, 25–18) | 2,160 | 20–2 |
| 3/24 7 p.m. |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–2 (20–25, 26–24, 25–20, 21–25, 17–15) | 5,213 | 21–2 (14–1) | |
| 3/25 8 p.m. |
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| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 3–0 (25–21, 25–22, 25–21) | 5,783 | 21–3 (14–2) |
| 4/6 8 p.m. | UC Santa Barbara* |
| Robertson Gymnasium Goleta, CA | Stretch Internet | W 3–1 (24–26, 25–23, 25–16, 25–15) | 500 | 22–3 (15–2) |
| 4/7 8 p.m. | UC Santa Barbara* |
| Robertson Gymnasium Goleta, CA | Stretch Internet | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–14, 25–21) | 1,150 | 23–3 (16–2) |
| 4/15 7 p.m. |
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| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Quarterfinal) | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–21, 25–18) | 2,982 | 24–3 |
| 4/20 6 p.m. | vs. #4 Hawai'i* |
| Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA (MPSF Semifinal) | Flo Volleyball | L 3–0 (25–22, 25–23, 25–22) | 2,489 | 24–4 |
| 5/02 4 p.m. | vs. Barton College |
| St. John Arena Columbus, OH (NCAA Play-in) | Buckeye Vision | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–11, 25–15) | 695 | 25–4 |
| 5/04 4 p.m. | vs. #1 Long Beach State |
| St. John Arena Columbus, OH (NCAA Semifinal) | NCAA.com | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–18, 25–23) | 4,834 | 26–4 |
| 5/06 5 p.m. | vs. #2 Ohio State |
| St. John Arena Columbus, OH (NCAA Championship) | ESPN2 | L 3–0 (25–19, 25–20, 25–22) | 8,205 | 26–5 |
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.
See also: 2016 BYU Cougars football team, 2016–17 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2016 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2016 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2017 BYU Cougars baseball team and 2017 BYU Cougars softball team.