| Sport: | men's volleyball |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Team: | Cal State Northridge Matadors |
| Conference: | Big West Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big West |
| Record: | 12–16 |
| Conf Record: | 1-9 |
| Head Coach: | Theo Edwards |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Ryan Mason |
| Ac1 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach2: | Greg Faulkner |
| Ac2 Year: | 5th |
| Stadium: | Premier America Credit Union Arena |
The 2023 CSUN Matadors men's volleyball team represents California State University, Northridge in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Matadors, led by first year head coach Theo Edwards,[1] play their home games at Premier America Credit Union Arena (formerly the Matadome).[2] The Matadors compete as members of the Big West Conference and were picked the finish sixth in the Big West preseason poll.[3]
The preseason poll was released on December 21, 2022. CSUN was picked to finish fifth in the Big West Conference standings.[4]
| 1 | Hawai'i | 25 (5) | |
| 2 | Long Beach State | 19 | |
| 3 | UC Irvine | 17 (1) | |
| 4 | UC Santa Barbara | 13 | |
| 5 | CSUN | 10 | |
| 6 | UC San Diego | 6 |
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TV/Internet Streaming/Radio information:
ESPN+ will carry most home and all conference road games. All other road broadcasts will be carried by the schools respective streaming partner.
| Date Time | Opponent | Rank | Arena City (Tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (Big West Record) | |
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| 1/05 5:30 p.m. | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | L 0–3 (18–25, 21–25, 18–25) | 146 | 0–1 | ||||
| 1/06 8 p.m. | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | L 0–3 (22–25, 26–28, 20–25) | 92 | 0–2 | ||||
| 1/07 3 p.m. | vs. Lincoln Memorial | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–21, 25–21) | 132 | 1–2 | |||
| 1/13 7 p.m. | Cal Lutheran | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–15, 25–12) | 201 | 2-2 | ||
| 1/18 7 p.m. | The Master's | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25–22, 25-19, 18–25, 25-22) | 135 | 3-2 | ||
| 1/20 7 p.m. | Menlo | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–21, 25–17) | 192 | 4-2 | ||
| 1/25 7 p.m. |
| Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | L 1-3 (22-25, 25–19, 16-25, 17-25) | 422 | 4-3 | ||
| 1/27 7 p.m. |
| Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (18-25, 16-25, 24-26) | 507 | 4-4 | ||
| 2/01 7 p.m. | Vanguard | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (22-25, 20-25, 17-25) | 205 | 4-5 | ||
| 2/03 5 p.m. |
| Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–2 (21-25, 26–24, 22–25, 25-18, 15-13) | 425 | 5-5 | ||
| 2/08 4 p.m. | @ Princeton |
| Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ | ESPN+ | W 3–2 (27-25, 17–25, 15–25, 32-30, 15-11) | 0 | 6-5 | |
| 2/10 7 p.m. | @ NJIT |
| Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ | ESPN+ | W 3–2 (25-19, 22-25, 22-25, 28-26, 17-15) | 443 | 7-5 | |
| 2/11 9 a.m. | @ Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Rothman Center Teaneck, NJ | NEC Front Row | W 3–0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-23) | 118 | 8-5 | |
| 2/16 7 p.m. | Benedictine |
| Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25-14, 26-24, 25-23) | 176 | 9-5 | |
| 2/22 7 p.m. | Westcliff |
| Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-13) | 188 | 10-5 | |
| 2/24 7 p.m. | @ UC San Diego* |
| LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-21) | 556 | 11-5 (1-0) | |
| 3/03 5 p.m. | @ #10 Stanford |
| Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12+ STAN | W 3–0 (25-20, 25-23, 26-24) | 436 | 12-5 | |
| 3/16 7 p.m. | UC San Diego* |
| Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (21-25, 22-25, 20-25) | 280 | 12-6 (1-1) | |
| 3/18 7 p.m. | Daemen |
| Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | L 2-3 (19-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-22, 12-15) | 144 | 12-7 | |
| 3/24 7 p.m. |
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| Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (22-25, 14-25, 18-25) | 513 | 12-8 (1-2) | |
| 3/25 7 p.m. |
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| Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (17-25, 18-25, 15-25) | 522 | 12-9 (1-3) | |
| 3/31 7 p.m. | @ #5 UC Irvine* |
| Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (19-25, 21-25, 19-25) | 620 | 12-10 (1-4) | |
| 4/01 7 p.m. |
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| Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (22-25, 26-28, 19-25) | 186 | 12-11 (1-5) | |
| 4/07 7 p.m. |
| Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | L 2-3 (27-25, 25-22, 17-25, 21-25, 9-15) | 696 | 12-12 (1-6) | ||
| 4/08 7 p.m. | @ #4 Long Beach State* |
| Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (19-25, 18-25, 16-25) | 1,634 | 12-13 (1-7) | |
| 4/14 7 p.m. | UC Santa Barbara |
| Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (20-25, 22-25, 22-25) | 289 | 12-14 (1-8) | |
| 4/15 7 p.m. | @ UC Santa Barbara* |
| Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | ESPN+ | L 1-3 (18-25, 25-27, 25-21, 21-25) | 325 | 12-15 (1-9) | |
| 4/20 7:30 p.m. | @ #5 UC Irvine (3) | (6) | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA (Big West Quarterfinal) | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (21-25, 22-25, 18-25) | 1,008 | 12-16 |
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.
^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.