# 2023 Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball team

The 2023 Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball team represented Long Beach State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Beach, led by twentieth year head coach Alan Knipe, played their home games at Walter Pyramid. The Beach competed as members of the Big West Conference and were picked as second in the Big West preseason poll.

## Preseason
### Coaches poll

The preseason poll was released on December 21, 2022. Long Beach State was picked to finish second 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:
    22 West Media will carry select Long Beach State men's volleyball matches on the radio.
    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) |
| 1/13 7:30 p.m. | King | #3 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | | W 3–0 (25-17, 25-12, 25–14) | 1,516 | 1-0 |
| 1/14 7 p.m. | Lindenwood | #3 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25-17, 25-21, 25–17) | 1,113 | 2-0 |
| 1/20 4 p.m. | vs. LIU | #3 | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (East/West Coast Challenge) | | W 3–0 (25-14, 25-16, 25–10) | 0 | 3-0 |
| 1/21 4 p.m. | @ George Mason | #3 | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (East/West Coast Challenge) | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25-17, 25-14, 25–16) | 586 | 4-0 |
| 1/25 4 p.m. | @ #4 Penn State | #3 | Rec Hall University Park, PA | B1G+ | W 3–1 (18-25, 25-23, 26–24, 27-25) | 778 | 5-0 |
| 2/03 7 p.m. | #12 Loyola Chicago | #3 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (23-25, 25-21, 25–19, 23-25, 17-15) | 1,598 | 6-0 |
| 2/09 7 p.m. | @ #4 UCLA | #2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | L 0-3 (19-25, 21-25, 20-25) | 2,245 | 6-1 |
| 2/10 7 p.m. | #4 UCLA | #2 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | L 1-3 (25-18, 21-25, 23-25, 23-25) | 4,138 | 6-2 |
| 2/17 7 p.m. | NJIT | #4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | | W 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 26-24) | 992 | 7-2 |
| 2/18 7:30 p.m. | NJIT | #4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-13) | 1,076 | 8-2 |
| 3/03 7 p.m. | #12 Ball State | #4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (25-19, 25-17, 21-25, 25-15) | 1,318 | 9-2 |
| 3/10 7 p.m. | @ UC Santa Barbara* | #4 | The Thunderdome Isla Vista, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-23) | 312 | 10-2 (1-0) |
| 3/11 7 p.m. | UC Santa Barbara* | #4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 22-25, 15-11) | 1,745 | 11-2 (2-0) |
| 3/17 10 p.m. | @ #1 Hawai'i* | #4 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-20, 29-27, 25-22) | 7,527 | 12-2 (3-0) |
| 3/18 10 p.m. | @ #1 Hawai'i* | #4 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (16-25, 23-25, 23-25) | 9,579 | 12-3 (3-1) |
| 3/24 7 p.m. | #11 USC | #4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-23) | 2,814 | 13-3 |
| 3/25 7 p.m. | @ #11 USC | #4 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | W 3-1 (25-13, 14-25, 27-25, 25-21) | 876 | 14-3 |
| 3/31 7 p.m. | @ UC San Diego* | #4 | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-22, 25-13, 25-16) | 760 | 15-3 (4-1) |
| 4/01 7 p.m. | UC San Diego* | #4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-13) | 1,413 | 16-3 (5-1) |
| 4/07 7 p.m. | @ #15 CSUN* | #4 | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (25-27, 22-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-9) | 696 | 17-3 (6-1) |
| 4/08 7 p.m. | #15 CSUN* | #4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-16) | 1,634 | 18-3 (7-1) |
| 4/14 7 p.m. | #5 UC Irvine* | #4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-22) | 2,409 | 19-3 (8-1) |
| 4/15 7 p.m. | @ #5 UC Irvine* | #4 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (22-25, 18-25, 25-20, 25-20, 15-13) | 1,651 | 20-3 (9-1) |
| 4/21 7:30 p.m. | @ #5 UC Irvine $^{(3)}$ | #4 $^{(2)}$ | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA (Big West Tournament Semifinal) | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (21-25, 17-25, 20-25) | 2,543 | 20-4 |
| 5/2 2 p.m. | #6 Grand Canyon $^{(5)}$ | #4 $^{(4)}$ | EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA (NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal) | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (22–25, 25–17, 25–22, 25–23) | 2,139 | 21-4 |
| 5/4 2 p.m. | #2 UCLA $^{(1)}$ | #4 $^{(4)}$ | EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA (NCAA Tournament Semifinal) | NCAA.com | L 0-3 (16–25, 14-25, 19-25) | 3,782 | 21-5 |
    *-Indicates conference match.
   -Indicates tournament seed.
    Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

## Announcers for televised games

* Lindenwood: Matt Brown & Tyler Kulakowski
* George Mason:
* Penn State:
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* Ball State:
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* Hawai'i:
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* UC San Diego:
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | 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 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | Not released | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 4 |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.