| Sport: | men's volleyball |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Prev Year: | 2021 |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
| Team: | USC Trojans |
| Conference: | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation |
| Short Conf: | MPSF |
| Record: | 22–7 |
| Conf Record: | 8–4 |
| Head Coach: | Jeff Nygaard |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach1: | Gary Sato |
| Ac1 Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach2: | Rory Prager |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Galen Center |
The 2022 USC Trojans men's volleyball team represents the University of Southern California in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Trojans, led by seventh year head coach Jeff Nygaard, play their home games at Galen Center. The Trojans are members of the MPSF and were picked to finish fifth in the MPSF preseason poll.[1]
TV/Internet Streaming information:
All home games will be televised on Pac-12 Network or streamed on Pac-12+ USC. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.
| Date time | Opponent | Rank (tournament seed) | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
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| 1/6 3 p.m. | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | ESPN+ | W 3–2 (19–25, 25–22, 17–25, 25–23, 15–8)[2] | 1 | 1–0 | ||
| 1/7 3 p.m. | @ #11 UC Santa Barbara | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (20–25, 25–17, 25–18, 25–22) | 1 | 2–0 | |
| 1/12 7 p.m. | Princeton |
| Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | W 3–0 (35–33, 25–22, 25–20)[3] | 100 | 3–0 |
| 1/14 10 a.m. | Erskine |
| Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–13, 25–13)[4] | 50 | 4–0 |
| 1/21 7:30 p.m. | vs. #3 Penn State |
| Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge) | P12 LA | W 3–1 (25–22, 25–23, 23–25, 25–16) | 0 | 5–0 |
| 1/22 5 p.m. | vs. #11 Ohio State |
| Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge) | P12 Insider | L 1–3 (24–26, 25–16, 18–25, 21–25) | 400 | 5–1 |
| 1/26 7 p.m. |
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| Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–20, 25–17) | 250 | 6–1 |
| 1/28 8 p.m. | @ #14 UC Irvine |
| Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–2 (29–27, 30–32, 25–13, 22–25, 15–10) | 814 | 7–1 |
| 2/02 7 p.m. |
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| Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–18, 32–30) | 254 | 8–1 |
| 2/04 7 p.m. | @ #3 Long Beach State |
| Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | L 1–3 (25–15, 23–25, 21–25, 19–25) | 1,729 | 8–2 |
| 2/9 7 p.m. |
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| Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–22, 25–23) | 303 | 9–2 |
| 2/10 7 p.m. | CSUN |
| Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–18, 25–23) | 200 | 10–2 |
| 2/23 7 p.m. | @ #7 Pepperdine* |
| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | L 2–3 (25–23, 17–25, 26–28, 26–24, 13–15) | 443 | 10–3 (0–1) |
| 2/25 7 p.m. |
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| Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | W 3–1 (22–25, 25–23, 25–19, 25–20) | 813 | 11–3 (1–1) |
| 3/04 7 p.m. |
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| Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | W 3–1 (25–23, 25–19, 18–25, 25–20) | 450 | 12–3 (2–1) |
| 3/05 7 p.m. |
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| Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–10, 25–17) | 451 | 13–3 (3–1) |
| 3/09 7 p.m. | George Mason |
| Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–20, 25–16) | 258 | 14–3 |
| 3/11 7 p.m. | Vanguard |
| Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | W 3–1 (25–21, 25–22, 21–25, 25–16) | 206 | 15–3 |
| 3/18 7 p.m. | Menlo |
| Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | W 3–0 (25–12, 25–22, 25–19) | 203 | 16–3 |
| 3/25 7 p.m. | @ #14 Stanford* |
| Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12 BAY/LA | L 1–3 (19–25,25–20, 16–25, 26–28) | 376 | 16–4 (3–2) |
| 3/26 6 p.m. | @ #14 Stanford* |
| Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12 BAY/LA | W 3–1 (23–25, 25–17, 25–22, 25–21) | 450 | 17–4 (4–2) |
| 3/31 7 p.m. |
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| Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | L 0–3 (23–25, 19–25, 17–25) | 975 | 17–5 (4–3) |
| 4/02 5 p.m. | @ #1 UCLA* |
| Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | L 2–3 (25–23, 19–25, 25–17, 12–25, 12–15) | 4,032 | 17–6 (4–4) |
| 4/08 7 p.m. | Concordia Irvine |
| Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–23, 25–18) | 347 | 18–6 (5–4) |
| 4/09 7 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* |
| CU Arena Irvine, CA | EagleEye | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–23, 33–31) | 91 | 19–6 (6–4) |
| 4/15 6 p.m. | @ #10 Grand Canyon* |
| GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–2 (21–25, 15–25, 25–14, 25–23, 15–12) | 928 | 20–6 (7–4) |
| 4/16 6 p.m. | @ #10 Grand Canyon* |
| GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–22, 27–25) | 703 | 21–6 (8–4) |
| 4/20 2 p.m. | vs. Concordia Irvine (7) |
| Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal) | FloVolleyball | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–22, 25–19) | N/A | 22–6 |
| 4/20 7 p.m. | vs. Pepperdine (3) |
| Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Semifinal) | FloVolleyball | L 1–3 (23–25, 26–28, 25–20, 25–27) | 850 | 22–7 |
*-Indicates conference match. (#)-Indicates tournament seeding.
Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.
^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.
See also: 2021 USC Trojans football team, 2021–22 USC Trojans men's basketball team and 2022 USC Trojans baseball team.