# 2023 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's volleyball team

The 2023 CSUN Matadors men's volleyball team represented 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, played their home games at Premier America Credit Union Arena (formerly the Matadome). The Matadors competed as members of the Big West Conference and were picked the finish sixth in the Big West preseason poll.

## Preseason
### Coaches poll

The preseason poll was released on December 21, 2022. CSUN was picked to finish fifth 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 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) |
| 1/05 5:30 p.m. | vs. #2 UCLA | | 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. | vs. #10 USC | | 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. | #10 USC | | 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. | #2 UCLA | | 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. | #6 Stanford | | 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 | #15 | 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 | #15 | 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 | #15 | 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 | #14 | 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 | #14 | 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* | #14 | 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 | #14 | 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* | #12 | 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 | #12 | 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. | #2 Hawai'i* | #14 | 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. | #2 Hawai'i* | #14 | 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* | #15 | 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. | #5 UC Irvine* | #15 | 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. | #4 Long Beach State* | #15 | 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* | #15 | 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* | #14 | 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* | #14 | 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.

## Announcers for televised games

* Cal Lutheran: Darren Preston
* The Master's: Darren Preston
* Menlo: Darren Preston
* USC:
* UCLA:
* Vanguard:
* Stanford:
* Princeton:
* NJIT:
* Fairleigh Dickinson:
* Benedictine:
* Westcliff:
* UC San Diego:
* Stanford:
* UC San Diego:
* Daemen:
* Hawai'i:
* Hawai'i:
* UC Irvine:
* UC Irvine:
* Long Beach State:
* Long Beach State:
* UC Santa Barbara:
* UC Santa Barbara:
* Big West Tournament:

## 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 | RV | RV | | RV | RV | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | RV | RV | RV |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | | | | | | | |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.