| Sport: | men's volleyball |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Team: | BYU Cougars |
| Conference: | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation |
| Short Conf: | MPSF |
| Record: | 20-4 |
| Conf Record: | 17-3 |
| Head Coach: | Shawn Olmstead |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach1: | Devin Young[1] |
| Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach2: | Micah Naone[2] |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Smith Fieldhouse |
| Champion: | 2021 MPSF Champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | National Runner-Up |
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]
TV/Internet Streaming information:
All home games will be televised on BYUtv. All road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball. The NCAA Tournament will be streamed on B1G+ (opening round, quarterfinals), NCAA.com (semifinals), and the Championship will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
| Date time | Opponent | Rank (tournament seed) | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/4 7 p.m. |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 1–3 (22–25, 21–25, 25–15, 22–25)[7] | 150 | 0–1 (0–1) | |
| 2/6 4 p.m. |
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| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–21, 25–17)[8] | 150 | 1–1 (1–1) |
| 2/12 7 p.m. |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–6, 25–23, 28–26)[9] | 150 | 2–1 (2–1) | |
| 2/13 7 p.m. |
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| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (23–25, 28–26, 25–23, 26–24)[10] | 150 | 3–1 (3–1) |
| 2/18 7 p.m. |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv.org | W 3–1 (26–24, 23–25, 25–18, 25–20)[11] | 150 | 4–1 (4–1) | |
| 2/20 7 p.m. |
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| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–2 (25–27, 28–26, 23–25, 25–23, 15–11)[12] | 159 | 5–1 (5–1) |
| 2/25 6 p.m. | @ #9 Grand Canyon* |
| 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* |
| GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | GCU TV | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–19, 25–13)[13] | N/A | 6–2 (6–2) |
| 3/4 8 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* |
| 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* |
| 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* |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–15, 25–16)[14] | 500 | 9–2 (9–2) |
| 3/13 7 p.m. | Stanford* |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–22, 25–19)[15] | 500 | 10–2 (10–2) |
| 3/19 2 p.m. | @ #4 Pepperdine* |
| 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* |
| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–14, 25–20)[16] | 0 | 12–2 (12–2) |
| 3/26 8 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* |
| CU Arena Irvine, CA | Eagle TV on Stretch Internet | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–20, 25–23)[17] | 0 | 13–2 (13–2) |
| 3/27 8 p.m. | @ Concorida Irvine* |
| 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* |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–18, 25–16)[18] | 500 | 15–2 (15–2) |
| 4/2 7 p.m. | USC* |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (25–19, 25–21, 24–26, 25–20)[19] | 500 | 16–2 (16–2) |
| 4/9 6 p.m. | @ #6 UCLA* |
| Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–16, 25–17)[20] | 0 | 17–2 (17–2) |
| 4/10 6 p.m. | @ #6 UCLA* |
| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Covelli Center Columbus, OH (NCAA Championship) | ESPNU | L 0–3 (21–25, 19–25, 16–25) | 345 | 20–4 |
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.
^The Media did not release a Pre-season, Week 13, or Week 14 poll.
See also: 2020 BYU Cougars football team, 2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2021 BYU Cougars baseball team and 2021 BYU Cougars softball team.