| Sport: | men's volleyball |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Team: | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
| Conference: | Big West Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big West |
| Record: | 8–17 |
| Conf Record: | 3–7 |
| Head Coach: | Rick McLaughlin |
| Hc Year: | 15th |
| Asst Coach1: | Blaine Nielsen |
| Ac1 Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach2: | Jonah Seif |
| Ac2 Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Robertson Gymnasium |
The 2023 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's volleyball team represents University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Gauchos, led by fifteenth year head coach Rick McLaughlin, playtheir home games between Robertson Gymnasium. The Gauchos compete as members of the Big West Conference and were picked the finish fourth in the Big West preseason poll.[1]
The preseason poll was released on December 21, 2022. UC Santa Barbara was picked to finish fourth in the Big West Conference standings.[2]
| 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 |
| 2023 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Roster[3] | |||||||
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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 3 p.m. |
| Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | Vimeo | W 3–1 (19–25, 25–16, 25–18, 25–23)[4] [5] | 542 | 1–0 | ||
| 1/06 5:30 p.m. |
| Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | L 2–3 (23–25, 25–21, 22–25, 25–17, 12–15) | 234 | 1–1 | |||
| 1/08 8 p.m. |
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| Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | ESPN+ | L 0–3 (24–26, 16–25, 14–25) | 422 | 1–2 | |
| 1/13 7 p.m. | @ #8 Stanford |
| Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA | P12+ STAN | L 0–3 (16–25, 24–26, 18–25) | 596 | 1-3 | |
| 1/14 5 p.m. | @ #8 Stanford |
| Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA | P12+ STAN | L 2–3 (25-20, 22–25, 26–24, 24-26, 12-15) | 585 | 1-4 | |
| 1/19 7 p.m. | @ #10 USC |
| Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | L 2–3 (25-21, 22–25, 22–25, 25-18, 12-15) | 1,508 | 1-5 | |
| 1/20 7 p.m. | @ #2 UCLA |
| Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | L 0–3 (30-32, 17-25, 21-25) | 950 | 1-6 | |
| 2/01 7 p.m. | @ #5 Pepperdine |
| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WavesCast | L 0–3 (23-25, 21-25, 21-25) | 372 | 1-7 | |
| 2/03 7 p.m. |
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| Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (21-25, 25-21, 16-25, 25-11, 15-12) | 312 | 2-7 | |
| 2/10 5 p.m. | @ #10 BYU |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 1–3 (25-22, 19-25, 23-25, 20-25) | 3,516 | 2-8 | |
| 2/11 5 p.m. | @ #10 BYU |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 1–3 (19-25, 20-25, 25-19, 17-25) | 3,785 | 2-9 | |
| 3/01 7 p.m. | Vanguard | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-20) | 114 | 3-9 | ||
| 3/03 7 p.m. | UC San Diego | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 28-26, 25-22) | 403 | 4-9 (1-0) | ||
| 3/10 7 p.m. | Long Beach State | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | ESPN+ | L 1-3 (25-23, 20-25, 16-25, 23-25) | 312 | 4-10 (1-1) | ||
| 3/11 7 p.m. | @ Long Beach State* | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | L 2-3 (25-21, 18-25, 20-25, 25-22, 11-15) | 1,745 | 4-11 (1-2) | ||
| 3/14 7 p.m. | Harvard | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-18) | 130 | 5-11 | ||
| 3/16 7 p.m. |
| Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | ESPN+ | L 2-3 (25-23, 25-22, 15-25, 11-25, 11-15) | 312 | 5-12 (1-3) | ||
| 3/17 7 p.m. | @ #6 UC Irvine* | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (23-25, 22-25, 20-25) | 790 | 5-13 (1-4) | ||
| 3/31 7 p.m. |
| Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (22-25, 21-25, 27-29) | 542 | 5-14 (1-5) | ||
| 4/01 7 p.m. |
| Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (19-25, 21-25, 27-29) | 634 | 5-15 (1-6) | ||
| 4/07 7 p.m. | @ UC San Diego* | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | L 2-3 (20-25, 25-20, 25-19, 14-25, 13-15) | 851 | 5-16 (1-7) | ||
| 4/14 7 p.m. | @ #14 CSUN* | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-22) | 289 | 6-16 (2-7) | ||
| 4/15 7 p.m. |
| Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (25-18, 27-25, 21-25, 25-21) | 325 | 7-16 (3-7) | ||
| 4/20 5 p.m. | UC San Diego (5) | (4) | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA (Big West Quarterfinal) | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (25-18, 23-25, 25-21, 20-25, 15-12) | 1 | 8-16 | |
| 4/21 5 p.m. |
| (4) | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA (Big West Semifinal) | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (18-25, 19-25, 18-25) | 1 | 8-17 |
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.
^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.