# 2025 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

The 2025 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2025 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by tenth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, play their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the MPSF. After finishing last season with a MPSF semifinal tournament loss, the Cougars were picked to finish third in the MPSF Pre-Season Poll.

## Season highlights

* Luke Benson won the MPSF Offensive Player of the Week for games held Opening Week. Likewise Teon Taylor won the MPSF Defensive Player of the Week Opening Week.

## Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:
    All home games will be televised on BYUtv, BYUtv.org, and BTN+/B1G+. 8 home matches will be live on BTN+ and shown tape delayed on BYUtv while the other 8 will be live on both platforms. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by BTN+/B1G+.
| Date time | Opponent | Rank $^{(tournamentseed)}$ | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
| 1/3 5 p.m. | @ #11 Ohio State | #6 | Covelli Center Columbus, OH | BTN+ | W 3–1 (19–25, 25–20, 25–20, 25–18) | 1,292 | 1–0 |
| 1/4 5 p.m. | @ #11 Ohio State | #6 | Covelli Center Columbus, OH | BTN+ | W 3–1 (29–27, 23–25, 25–15, 25–17) | 1,116 | 2–0 |
| 1/10 7 p.m. | St. Thomas Aquinas | #6 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | byutv.org BTN+ | W 3–0 (25–11, 25–14, 25–21) | 3,453 | 3–0 |
| 1/11 7 p.m. | St. Thomas Aquinas | #6 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BTN+ BYUtv (TD) | W 3–0 (25–15, 25–16, 25–16) | 3,609 | 4–0 |
| 1/16 5 p.m. | @ #6 Ball State | #5 | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | ESPN+ | W 3–2 (23–25, 25–27, 25–15, 25–19, 15–12) | 2,018 | 5–0 |
| 1/17 5 p.m. | @ #6 Ball State | #5 | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | ESPN+ | W 3–2 (22–25, 26–24, 22–25, 25–17, 15–9) | 2,040 | 6–0 |
| 1/22 7 p.m. | @ #2 UC Irvine | #5 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | L 3-2 (17-25, 25-21, 23-25, 26-24, 12-15) | 1518 | 6-1 |
| 1/24 7 p.m. | @ #2 UC Irvine | #5 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (21-25, 12-25, 19-25) | 2823 | 6-2 |
| 1/31 7 p.m. | #4 Hawai'i | #5 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv BTN+ | L 2-3 (25-20, 22-25, 25-23, 16-25, 20-22) | 5019 | 6-3 |
| 2/1 7 p.m. | #4 Hawai'i | #5 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv BTN+ | L 1-3 (18-25, 22-25, 25-22, 22-25) | 5387 | 6-4 |
| 2/7 7 p.m. | UC Santa Barbara | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BTN+ BYUtv (TD) | W 3-0 (25-11, 25-22, 25-18) | 3705 | 7-4 |
| 2/8 7 p.m. | UC Santa Barbara | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BTN+ BYUtv (TD) | W 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-22) | 3907 | 8-4 |
| 2/14 8 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* | | CU Arena Irvine, CA | BTN+ | W 3-1 (25-16, 25-23, 17-25, 25-17) | 221 | 9-4 (1-0) |
| 2/15 8 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* | | CU Arena Irvine, CA | BTN+ | W 3-2 (25-21, 25-15, 18-25, 20-25, 15-8) | 348 | 10-4 (2-0) |
| 2/21 7 p.m. | Barry | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BTN+ BYUtv (TD) | W 3-1 (25-14, 25-15, 19-25, 25-13) | 3529 | 11-4 (2-0) |
| 2/22 7 p.m. | Barry | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BTN+ BYUtv (TD) | W 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 26-24) | 3914 | 12-4 (2-0) |
| 3/7 7 p.m. | USC* | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv BTN+ | | | |
| 3/8 7 p.m. | USC* | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BTN+ BYUtv (TD) | | | |
| 3/15 7 p.m. | Harvard | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BTN+ BYUtv (TD) | | | |
| 3/17 7 p.m. | Harvard | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BTN+ BYUtv (TD) | | | |
| 3/21 7 p.m. | @ Grand Canyon* | | Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ | BTN+ | | | |
| 3/22 7 p.m. | @ Grand Canyon* | | Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ | BTN+ | | | |
| 4/3 7 p.m. | Stanford* | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv BTN+ | | | |
| 4/4 7 p.m. | Stanford* | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv BTN+ | | | |
| 4/11 8 p.m. | @ UCLA* | | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | BTN+ | | | |
| 4/12 6 p.m. | @ UCLA* | | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | BTN+ | | | |
| 4/18 7 p.m. | Pepperdine* | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv BTN+ | | | |
| 4/19 7 p.m. | Pepperdine* | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv BTN+ | | | |
| 4/22-4/26 TBA | | | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA (MPSF Tournament) | BTN+ | | | |
    *-Indicates conference match.
    Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

## Announcers for televised games

* Ohio State: Jonathan Matthes & Dylan Tyrer
* Ohio State: Sara Sharp & Hanna Williford
* St. Thomas Aquinas: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
* St. Thomas Aquinas: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
* Ball State: Jordan Klimes, Dominick Liacone, & Brayden Carroll
* Ball State: Dominick Liacone, Jordan Klimes, & Brayden Carroll
* UC Irvine:
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* Hawai'i:
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* UC Santa Barbara:
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* Concordia Irvine:
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* Barry:
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* USC:
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* Harvard:
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* Grand Canyon:
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* Stanford:
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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 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | Not released | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
^The Media does not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.