# 2023 Princeton Tigers men's volleyball team

The 2023 Princeton Tigers men's volleyball team represented Princeton University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Tigers, led by fourteenth year head coach Sam Shweisky, played their home games at Dillon Gymnasium. The Tigers were members of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish third in the EIVA preseason poll.
The Tigers entered 2023 as the defending EIVA tournament champions, though they suffered an NCAA 1st Round tournament loss to North Greenville.

## Schedule

| Date Time | Opponent | Arena City (Tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (EIVA Record) |
| 1/09 7 p.m. | @ D'Youville | College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY | ECC SN | W 3–0 (27–25, 25–17, 25–17) | 80 | 1–0 |
| 1/10 7 p.m. | @ Daemen | Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY | NEC Front Row | L 1-3 (25–27, 25–19, 25–16, 25–22) | 375 | 1–1 |
| 1/13 9 p.m. | @ #2 UCLA | John Wooden Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | L 1-3 (25–22, 18–25, 20–25, 14–25) | 721 | 1-2 |
| 1/16 10 p.m. | @ #5 Pepperdine | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WavesCast | L 0-3 (17–25, 23–25, 19–25) | 682 | 1-3 |
| 1/18 8 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine | CU Arena Irvine, CA | EagleEye | W 3-1 (25–23, 28–26, 19–25, 25–17) | 117 | 2-3 |
| 1/26 7 p.m. | @ #13 Ohio State | Covelli Center Columbus, OH | B1G+ | L 1-3 (25–27, 18–25, 30–28, 23–25) | 568 | 2-4 |
| 1/27 7 p.m. | @ #13 Ohio State | Covelli Center Columbus, OH | B1G+ | L 2-3 (13–25, 25–23, 25–17, 17–25, 9–15) | 722 | 2-5 |
| 2/03 7 p.m. | Sacred Heart | Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25–16, 23–25, 25–14, 25–22) | 0 | 3-3 |
| 2/04 4 p.m. | Tusculum | Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ | ESPN+ | Canceled | | |
| 2/08 7 p.m. | #15 CSUN | Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ | ESPN+ | L 2-3 (25–27, 25–17, 25–15, 30–32, 11–15) | 0 | 3-6 |
| 2/11 5 p.m. | St. Francis Brooklyn | Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25–19, 25–16, 25–22) | 0 | 4-6 |
| 2/17 7 p.m. | @ #3 Penn State* | Rec Hall University Park, PA | B1G+ | L 0-3 (18–25, 23–25, 20–25) | 783 | 4-7 (0–1) |
| 2/18 4 p.m. | @ #3 Penn State* | Rec Hall University Park, PA | B1G+ | L 0-3 (16–25, 21–25, 17–25) | 1,207 | 4-8 (0–2) |
| 2/24 7 p.m. | Harvard* | Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (25–16, 25–27, 26–24, 25–18) | 0 | 5-8 (1–2) |
| 2/25 5 p.m. | Harvard* | Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (24–26, 25–13, 26–24, 25–19) | 0 | 6-8 (2-2) |
| 3/03 7 p.m. | Fairleigh Dickinson | Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25–18, 25–18, 25–17) | 0 | 7-8 |
| 3/11 6 p.m. | @ NJIT* | Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (14–25, 22–25, 25–20, 25–16, 15–11) | 311 | 8-8 (3–2) |
| 3/15 9 p.m. | @ #5 Grand Canyon | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (22–25, 20–25, 22–25) | 514 | 8-9 |
| 3/17 7 p.m. | @ #5 Grand Canyon | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (25–27, 22–25, 21–25) | 424 | 8-10 |
| 3/24 7 p.m. | @ George Mason* | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (EIVA/A10 Challenge) | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (25–20, 21–25, 25–20, 25–17) | 289 | 9-10 (4–2) |
| 3/25 5 p.m. | vs. #9 Loyola Chicago | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (EIVA/A10 Challenge) | | W 3-1 (28–30, 25–16, 25–23, 31–29) | 0 | 10-10 |
| 4/01 5 p.m. | George Mason* | Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (22–25, 22–25, 18–25) | 0 | 10-11 (4–3) |
| 4/07 7 p.m. | @ Charleston (WV)* | Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center Charleston, WV | Mountain East Network | W 3-0 (25–22, 25–19, 25–20) | 210 | 11-11 (5–3) |
| 4/08 3 p.m. | @ Charleston (WV)* | Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center Charleston, WV | Mountain East Network | W 3-1 (25–22, 22–25, 27–25, 26–24) | 99 | 12-11 (6–3) |
| 4/14 7 p.m. | NJIT* | Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (30–28, 22–25, 25–22, 25–21) | | 13-11 (7–3) |
    *-Indicates conference match.
    Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

## Broadcasters

* D'Youville: Trevor Butts
* Daemen: Ryan Maxwell & Stephanie Albano
* UCLA: Denny Cline
* Pepperdine: Al Epstein
* Concordia Irvine: Jeff Runyan
* Ohio State:
* Ohio State:
* Sacred Heart:
* Tusculum:
* Cal State Northridge:
* St. Francis Brooklyn:
* Penn State:
* Penn State:
* Harvard:
* Harvard:
* Fairleigh Dickinson:
* NJIT:
* Grand Canyon:
* Grand Canyon:
* George Mason:
* George Mason:
* Charleston (WV):
* Charleston (WV):
* NJIT:

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking 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 | 15 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | RV | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.