| Sport: | men's volleyball |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Prev Year: | 2022 |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Team: | BYU Cougars |
| Conference: | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation |
| Short Conf: | MPSF |
| Record: | 19–7 |
| Conf Record: | 8–4 |
| Head Coach: | Shawn Olmstead |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Asst Coach1: | Devin Young[1] |
| Ac1 Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach2: | Otavio Souza[2] |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Smith Fieldhouse |
The 2023 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by eighth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, play their home games at Smith Fieldhouse.[3] The Cougars are 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]
TV/Internet Streaming information:[6]
All home games will be televised on BYUtv or BYUtv.org. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/6 7 p.m. | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–21, 25–20)[7] | N/A | 1–0 | ||
| 1/7 7 p.m. |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (25–20, 23–25, 25–17)[8] | 3,259 | 2–0 | |
| 1/20 7 p.m. | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | byutv.org | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–17, 25–15)[9] | 3,513 | 3–0 |
| 1/21 7 p.m. | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–15, 25–19, 25–15)[10] | 4,125 | 4–0 |
| 1/25 8 p.m. | @ #6 UC Irvine[11] |
| 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 |
| Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–2 (26–24, 21–25, 25–22, 19–25, 15–9)[12] | 1,743 | 5–1 |
| 2/02 5 p.m. | @ #8 Ball State |
| Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | ESPN3 | W 3–1 (24–26, 25–23, 25–21, 27–25)[13] | 1,567 | 6–1 |
| 2/04 1 p.m. | @ #8 Ball State |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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| 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* |
| 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* |
| 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* |
| 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* |
| 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* |
| 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* |
| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA (MPSF Semifinal) | FloVolleyball | L 2–3 (20–25, 25–23, 22–25, 25–22, 12–15) | 617 | 19–7 |
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.
^The Media does not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.
See also: 2022 BYU Cougars football team, 2022–23 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2022–23 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2022 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2022 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2023 BYU Cougars baseball team and 2023 BYU Cougars softball team.