# 2023 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball team

The 2023 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball team represented the University of California San Diego in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Tritons, led by first year head coach Brad Rostratter, played their home games at LionTree Arena. The Tritons competed as members of the Big West Conference and were picked to finish sixth in the Big West preseason poll.

## Preseason
### Coaches poll

The preseason poll was released on December 21, 2022. UC San Diego was picked to finish last in the Big West Conference standings.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 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 |

## Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming/Radio information:
    ESPN+ will carry all home and 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) |
| 1/5 8 p.m. | vs. Lincoln Memorial | | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | | W 3–2 (25–18, 15–25, 25–23, 20–25, 16–14) | 97 | 1–0 |
| 1/6 3 p.m. | vs. #2 UCLA | | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | | L 0–3 (18–25, 16–25, 14–25) | 115 | 1–1 |
| 1/7 5:30 p.m. | vs. #10 USC | | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | | L 2–3 (25–22, 25–20, 16–25, 22–25, 12–15) | 212 | 1–2 |
| 1/13 5 p.m. | @ #12 Loyola Chicago | | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (20–25, 24–26, 18–25) | 1,403 | 1-3 |
| 1/14 5 p.m. | @ #15 Lewis | | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | L 1-3 (25-27, 20–25, 25–23, 23-25) | 800 | 1-4 |
| 1/17 6 p.m. | Emmanuel | | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–12, 25–20, 25–16) | 295 | 2–4 |
| 1/18 7 p.m. | Menlo | | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–14, 25–21, 25–22) | 433 | 3-4 |
| 1/21 7 p.m. | @ #2 UCLA | | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | L 0-3 (15-25, 23–25, 18–25) | 923 | 3-5 |
| 1/28 4 p.m. | vs. Erskine | | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | GCU TV | W 3-0 (25-21, 25–20, 25–15) | 105 | 4-5 |
| 1/29 2 p.m. | @ #9 Grand Canyon | | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (19-25, 19–25, 23–25) | 459 | 4-6 |
| 2/3 7 p.m. | Ottawa | | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-15, 25–16, 25–20) | 341 | 5-6 |
| 2/14 7 p.m. | Westcliff | | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (26-24, 25–17, 25–10) | 121 | 6-6 |
| 2/21 7 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine | | CU Arena Irvine, CA | EagleEye | L 1-3 (23-25, 25-22, 15-25, 21-25) | 126 | 6-7 |
| 2/24 7 p.m. | #14 CSUN* | | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | L 1-3 (25-23, 18-25, 23-25, 21-25) | 556 | 6-8 (0-1) |
| 3/03 7 p.m. | @ UC Santa Barbara* | | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | ESPN+ | L 1-3 (25-20, 22-25, 26-28, 22-25) | 403 | 6-9 (0-2) |
| 3/05 2 p.m. | #12 Ball State | | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | L 2-3 (25-23, 19-25, 15-25, 25-23, 12-15) | 301 | 6-10 |
| 3/10 7 p.m. | @ UC Irvine* | | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (17-25, 23-25, 16-25) | 932 | 6-11 (0-3) |
| 3/11 7 p.m. | UC Irvine* | | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (16-25, 17-25, 14-25) | 910 | 6-12 (0-4) |
| 3/16 7 p.m. | @ #12 CSUN* | | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0' (25-21, 25-22, 25-20) | 280 | 7-12 (1-4) |
| 3/31 7 p.m. | #4 Long Beach State* | | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (22-25, 13-25, 16-25) | 760 | 7-13 (1-5) |
| 4/01 7 p.m. | @ #4 Long Beach State* | | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (15-25, 17-25, 13-25) | 1,413 | 7-14 (1-6) |
| 4/07 7 p.m. | UC Santa Barbara* | | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (25-20, 20-25, 19-25, 25-14, 15-13) | 851 | 8-14 (2-6) |
| 4/14 10 p.m. | @ #1 Hawai'i* | | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ESPN+ | L 1-3 (26-28, 17-25, 25-19, 14-25) | 7,022 | 8-15 (2-7) |
| 4/15 10 p.m. | @ #1 Hawai'i* | | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (19-25, 22-25, 21-25) | 10,300 | 8-16 (2-8) |
| 4/20 5 p.m. | UC Santa Barbara $^{(4)}$ | $^{(5)}$ | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA (Big West Quarterfinal) | ESPN+ | L 2-3 (18-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-20, 12-15) | 1 | 8-17 |
    *-Indicates conference match.
    Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

## Announcers for televised games

* Loyola Chicago: Ray Gooden & Henry Payne
* Lewis: Allie Lankowicz & Hannah Alvey
* Emmanuel: Bryan Fenley & Ricci Luyties
* Menlo: Bryan Fenley & Ricci Luyties
* UCLA:
* Erskine:
* Grand Canyon:
* Ottawa:
* USC:
* Westcliff:
* Concordia Irvine:
* CSUN:
* UC Santa Barbara:
* Ball State:
* UC Irvine:
* UC Irvine:
* CSUN:
* Long Beach State:
* Long Beach State:
* UC Santa Barbara:
* Hawai'i:
* Hawai'i:
* Big West Tournament:

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AVCA Coaches | RV | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | Not released | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.