# 2023 USC Trojans men's volleyball team

The 2023 USC Trojans men's volleyball team represented the University of Southern California in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Trojans, led by eighth year head coach Jeff Nygaard, played their home games at Galen Center. The Trojans are members of the MPSF and were picked to finish fourth in the MPSF preseason poll.

## Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:
    All home games will be televised on Pac-12 Network or streamed on Pac-12+ USC. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.
| Date time | Opponent | Rank $^{(tournamentseed)}$ | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
| 1/5 3 p.m. | @ #11 UC Santa Barbara | #10 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | Vimeo | L 1–3 (25–19, 16–25, 18–25, 23–25) | 542 | 0–1 |
| 1/6 8 p.m. | vs. CSUN | #10 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | | W 3–0 (25–21, 28–26, 25–20) | 92 | 1–1 |
| 1/7 5:30 p.m. | vs. UC San Diego | #10 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | | W 3–2 (22–25, 20–25, 25–16, 25–22, 15–12) | 212 | 2–1 |
| 1/13 5 p.m. | vs. Lindenwood | #11 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–21, 25–16) | | 3-1 |
| 1/14 4 p.m. | vs. King | #11 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–17, 25–16) | 416 | 4-1 |
| 1/18 7 p.m. | @ #7 UC Irvine | #10 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | L 2-3 (22-25, 27–25, 25–23, 20-25, 11-15) | 1,534 | 4-2 |
| 1/19 7 p.m. | #12 UC Santa Barbara | #10 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | W 3-2 (21-25, 25–22, 25–22, 18-25, 15-12) | 1,508 | 5-2 |
| 1/25 7 p.m. | @ CSUN | #10 | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (25-22, 19–25, 25–16, 25-17) | 422 | 6-2 |
| 2/03 4 p.m. | @ #4 Penn State | #10 | Rec Hall University Park, PA (Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge) | B1G+ | L 1-3 (28-30, 20–25, 25–23, 18-25) | 1,177 | 6-3 |
| 2/04 1 p.m. | vs. #13 Ohio State | #10 | Rec Hall University Park, PA (Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge) | | L 1-3 (19-25, 25–20, 20–25, 18-25) | 0 | 6-4 |
| 2/15 7 p.m. | #5 Grand Canyon* | #12 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12 | L 1-3 (21-25, 22–25, 28–26, 22-25) | 400 | 6-5 (0-1) |
| 2/17 7 p.m. | #5 Grand Canyon* | #12 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | L 1-3 (25-21, 22-25, 20-25, 22-25) | 562 | 6-6 (0-2) |
| 2/24 7 p.m. | #9 Stanford* | #13 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | L 1-3 (22-25, 26-24, 16-25, 20-25) | 392 | 6-7 (0-3) |
| 2/26 4 p.m. | #9 Stanford* | #13 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12 | W 3-2 (25-19, 18-25, 26-24, 22-25, 17-15) | 559 | 7-7 (1-3) |
| 3/03 5 p.m. | Menlo | #11 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | W 3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-17, 25-20) | 201 | 8-7 |
| 3/09 6 p.m. | @ #7 Pepperdine* | #10 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WavesCast | L 0-3 (17-25, 16-25, 19-25) | 723 | 8-8 (1-4) |
| 3/11 7 p.m. | #7 Pepperdine* | #10 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | L 1-3 (25-27, 25-17, 23-25, 20-25) | 493 | 8-9 (1-5) |
| 3/24 7 p.m. | @ #4 Long Beach State | #11 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (17-25, 15-25, 23-25) | 2,814 | 8-10 |
| 3/25 7 p.m. | #4 Long Beach State | #11 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | L 1-3 (13-25, 25-14, 25-27, 21-25) | 876 | 8-11 |
| 3/30 6 p.m. | @ #7 BYU* | #11 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 1-3 (21-25, 25-22, 17-25, 20-25) | 3,283 | 8-12 (1-6) |
| 3/31 6 p.m. | @ #7 BYU* | #11 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 1-3 (20-25, 28-30, 26-24, 14-25) | 4,261 | 8-13 (1-7) |
| 4/06 7 p.m. | @ #2 UCLA* | #12 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | L 0-3 (22-25, 17-25, 22-25) | 3,072 | 8–14 (1-8) |
| 4/08 7 p.m. | #2 UCLA* | #12 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | L 0-3 (20-25, 17-25, 20-25) | 1,614 | 8–15 (1-9) |
| 4/13 7 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* | #13 | CU Center Irvine, CA | EagleEye | W 3-2 (25-20, 25-18, 22-25, 23-25, 15-12) | 113 | 9–15 (2-9) |
| 4/15 7 p.m. | Concordia Irvine* | #13 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | W 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-21) | 304 | 10–15 (3-9) |
| 4/19 TBD | @ #8 Stanford $^{(3)}$ | #12 $^{(6)}$ | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal) | FloVolleyball | L 1-3 (25-21, 21-25, 24-26, 15-25) | 706 | 10-16 |
    *-Indicates conference match. $^{(#)}$-Indicates tournament seeding.
    Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

## Announcers for televised games

* UC Santa Barbara: Max Kelton & Katie Spieler
* UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
* UC Santa Barbara: Max Kelton & Cameron Greene
* CSUN:
* Penn State:
* Grand Canyon:
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* Stanford:
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* Menlo:
* Pepperdine:
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* Long Beach State:
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* BYU:
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* UCLA:
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* Concordia Irvine:
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* MPSF Quarterfinal:

## 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 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | Not released | RV | RV | RV | | RV | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.