# 2022 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's volleyball team

The 2022 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's volleyball team represented University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Gauchos, led by fourteenth year head coach Rick McLaughlin, split their home games between Robertson Gymnasium and The Thunderdome. The Gauchos competed as members of the Big West Conference and were picked as one of two teams to finish fourth in the Big West preseason poll.

## 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) |
| 1/6 3 p.m. | USC | #11 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | ESPN+ | L 2–3 (25–19, 22–25, 25–17, 23–25, 8–15) | 1 | 0–1 |
| 1/7 3 p.m. | USC | #11 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | ESPN+ | L 1–3 (25–20, 17–25, 18–25, 22–25) | 1 | 0–2 |
| 1/8 3 p.m. | #10 UC San Diego | #11 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 |
| 1/11 3 p.m. | Saint Xavier | | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–18, 25–17) | 1 | 1–2 |
| 1/19 5 p.m. | Princeton | | The Thunderdome Isla Vista, CA | ESPN+ | L 1–3 (25–22, 18–25, 29–31, 13–25) | 1 | 1–3 |
| 1/21 5:30 p.m. | @ #4 Pepperdine | | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–2 (24–26, 25–21, 25–22, 21–25, 15–7) | 825 | 2–3 |
| 1/28 6 p.m. | #4 Penn State | | The Thunderdome Isla Vista, CA (Battle of the Bigs) | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–13, 25–21, 25–21) | 111 | 3–3 |
| 1/29 7 p.m. | #9 Ohio State | | The Thunderdome Isla Vista, CA (Battle of the Bigs) | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25–19, 25–18, 26–28, 25–17) | 176 | 4–3 |
| 2/4 5 p.m. | #2 Pepperdine | #11 | The Thunderdome Isla Vista, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (26–24, 25–19, 23–25, 25–15) | 125 | 5–3 |
| 2/9 7 p.m. | @ #7 USC | #8 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | L 0–3 (20–25, 22–25, 23–25) | 303 | 5–4 |
| 2/11 7 p.m. | @ #9 Grand Canyon | #8 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–2 (22–25, 25–23, 25–21, 14–25, 20–18) | 692 | 6–4 |
| 2/12 7 p.m. | @ #9 Grand Canyon | #8 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–2 (21–25, 25–12, 25–23, 20–25, 15–12) | 604 | 7–4 |
| 2/18 7 p.m. | #13 BYU | #6 | The Thunderdome Isla Vista, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–18, 25–23) | 100 | 8–4 |
| 2/19 7 p.m. | #13 BYU | #6 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | | W 3–1 (25–22, 28–26, 26–28, 26–24) | 125 | 9–4 |
| 2/24 7 p.m. | #11 UC San Diego* | #6 | The Thunderdome Isla Vista, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25–20, 23–25, 25–19, 25–21) | 272 | 10–4 (1–0) |
| 3/3 7 p.m. | Cal Lutheran | #5 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | UCSB SN on Stretch | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–17, 25–10) | 85 | 11–4 |
| 3/4 7 p.m. | LIU | #5 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | UCSB SN on Stretch | W 3–0 (25–13, 25–22, 25–13) | 100 | 12–4 |
| 3/10 7 p.m. | CSUN* | #5 | The Thunderdome Isla Vista, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–17, 25–17) | 212 | 13–4 (2–0) |
| 3/11 7 p.m. | @ CSUN* | #5 | Matadome Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–17, 25–23) | 286 | 14–4 (3–0) |
| 3/25 7 p.m. | #3 Long Beach State* | #6 | The Thunderdome Isla Vista, CA | ESPN+ | L 1–3 (25–22, 19–25, 16–25, 19–25) | 1,386 | 14–5 (3–1) |
| 3/26 7 p.m. | @ #3 Long Beach State* | #6 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | L 0–3 (21–25, 24–26, 22–25) | 342 | 14–6 (3–2) |
| 3/30 7 p.m. | @ #14 UC Irvine* | #6 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25–19, 25–18, 26–28, 25–22) | 558 | 15–6 (4–2) |
| 4/1 7 p.m. | #14 UC Irvine* | #6 | The Thunderdome Isla Vista, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (26–24, 25–19, 25–20) | 100 | 16–6 (5–2) |
| 4/8 10 p.m. | @ #4 Hawai'i* | #5 | Stan Sheriff Center Manoa, HI | ESPN+ | L 0–3 (16–25, 23–25, 26–28) | 4,960 | 16–7 (5–3) |
| 4/9 10 p.m. | @ #4 Hawai'i* | #5 | Stan Sheriff Center Manoa, HI | ESPN+ | L 2–3 (25–19, 20–25, 26–24, 18–25, 10–15) | 6,744 | 16–8 (5–4) |
| 4/15 7 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine | #6 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | EagleEye | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–22, 25–21) | 77 | 17–8 |
| 4/16 7 p.m. | @ #9 UC San Diego* | #6 | RIMAC La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25–22, 18–25, 25–22, 25–14) | 1,069 | 18–8 (6–4) |
| 4/21 9 p.m. | vs. CSUN $^{(6)}$ | #6 $^{(3)}$ | Stan Sheriff Center Manoa, HI (Big West 1st Round) | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–19, 26–24, 26–24) | 3,521 | 19–8 |
| 4/22 9 p.m. | @ #4 Hawai'i $^{(2)}$ | #6 $^{(3)}$ | Stan Sheriff Center Manoa, HI (Big West Semifinal) | ESPN+ | L 0–3 (18–25, 24–26, 14–25) | 5,238 | 19–9 |
    *-Indicates conference match.
    Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

## 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 | 11 | RV | RV | RV | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | RV | — | — | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ^ | 8 |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Post-Conference Tournament poll.