# 2022 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

The 2022 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by seventh year head coach Shawn Olmstead, played their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were members of the MPSF and were picked to finish third in the MPSF preseason poll. After finishing last season ranked #2 the Cougars enter the 2022 season with the #6 ranking.

## Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:
    All home games will be televised on BYUtv or BYUtv.org. 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) |
| 1/6 5 p.m. | @ #5 Penn State | #6 | Rec Hall State College, PA | B1G+ | L 0–3 (14–25, 18–25, 19–25) | 197 | 0–1 |
| 1/8 5 p.m. | @ #5 Penn State | #6 | Rec Hall State College, PA | B1G+ | L 0–3 (21–25, 19–25, 24–26) | 473 | 0–2 |
| 1/21 7 p.m. | #13 UC Irvine | #10 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–2 (25–23, 25–23, 17–25, 25–27, 15–12) | 3,174 | 1–2 |
| 1/22 7 p.m. | #13 UC Irvine | #10 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv.org | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–18, 25–21) | 2,691 | 2–2 |
| 1/27 7 p.m. | Mount Olive | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–2 (24–26, 25–19, 25–20, 22–25, 15–12) | 2,509 | 3–2 |
| 1/29 7 p.m. | Mount Olive | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (26–24, 27–25, 19–25, 25–20) | 3,224 | 4–2 |
| 2/04 7 p.m. | #10 Ball State | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–2 (30–32, 20–25, 25–20, 25–22, 15–10) | 2,990 | 5–2 |
| 2/05 7 p.m. | #10 Ball State | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 1–3 (25–23, 19–25, 31–33, 20–25) | 2,702 | 5–3 |
| 2/11 7 p.m. | #14 UC San Diego | #11 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 2–3 (27–25, 25–23, 18–25, 29–31, 11–15) | 3,019 | 5–4 |
| 2/12 7 p.m. | #14 UC San Diego | #11 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 2–3 (22–25, 25–15, 25–22, 15–25, 12–15) | 3,085 | 5–5 |
| 2/18 8 p.m. | @ #6 UC Santa Barbara | #13 | The Thunderdome Isla Vista, CA | ESPN+ | L 0–3 (21–25, 18–25, 23–25) | 100 | 5–6 |
| 2/19 8 p.m. | @ #6 UC Santa Barbara | #13 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | | L 1–3 (22–25, 26–28, 28–26, 24–26) | 125 | 5–7 |
| 2/25 7 p.m. | #9 Grand Canyon* | #13 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 1–3 (25–21, 19–25, 19–25, 22–25) | 3,149 | 5–8 (0–1) |
| 2/26 7 p.m. | #9 Grand Canyon* | #13 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 2–3 (26–24, 30–28, 22–25, 26–28, 16–18) | 2,753 | 5–9 (0–2) |
| 3/04 8 p.m. | @ #6 USC* | #15 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | L 1–3 (23–25, 19–25, 25–18, 20–25) | 450 | 5–10 (0–3) |
| 3/05 8 p.m. | @ #6 USC* | #15 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | L 0–3 (18–25, 10–25, 17–25) | 451 | 5–11 (0–4) |
| 3/11 7 p.m. | Concordia Irvine* | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–14, 25–17) | 3,069 | 6–11 (1–4) |
| 3/12 7 p.m. | Concordia Irvine* | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (19–25, 25–21, 25–18, 25–22) | 3,041 | 7–11 (2–4) |
| 3/25 7 p.m. | @ #7 Pepperdine* | | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–2 (32–30, 21–25, 20–25, 31–29, 15–9) | 705 | 8–11 (3–4) |
| 3/26 7 p.m. | @ #7 Pepperdine* | | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | L 0–3 (22–25, 21–25, 19–25) | 682 | 8–12 (3–5) |
| 4/08 8 p.m. | @ #12 Stanford* | | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12 BAY | L 0–3 (27–29, 20–25, 22–25) | 630 | 8–13 (3–6) |
| 4/09 7 p.m. | @ #12 Stanford* | | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12 BAY | L 2–3 (25–19, 27–25, 23–25, 20–25, 22–24) | 1,142 | 8–14 (3–7) |
| 4/15 7 p.m. | #1 UCLA* | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 1–3 (25–20, 23–25, 16–25, 18–25) | 3,987 | 8–15 (3–8) |
| 4/16 7 p.m. | #1 UCLA* | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 2–3 (28–26, 25–20, 23–25, 22–25, 9–15) | 4,185 | 8–16 (3–9) |
| 4/20 6 p.m. | #8 Pepperdine $^{(3)}$ | $^{(6)}$ | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal) | FloVolleyball | L 2–3 (22—25, 20–25, 25–23, 25–21, 14–16) | 450 | 8–17 |
    *-Indicates conference match.
    Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

## Announcers for televised games

* Penn State: No commentary
* Penn State: Jake Starr & Jordan Mansberger
* UC Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail & Kiki Solano
* UC Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
* Mount Olive: Spencer Linton, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
* Mount Olive: Spencer Linton, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
* Ball State: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
* Ball State: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
* UC San Diego: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
* UC San Diego: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
* UC Santa Barbara: Max Kelton & Katie Spieler
* Grand Canyon: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
* Grand Canyon: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
* USC: Mark Beltran & Paul Duchesne
* USC: Anne Marie Anderson
* Concordia Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
* Concordia Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
* Pepperdine: Al Epstein
* Pepperdine: Al Epstein
* Stanford: Ted Enberg
* Stanford: Ted Enberg
* UCLA: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
* UCLA: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
* MPSF Quarterfinal- Pepperdine: Nick Kopp

## 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 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | | |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | 9 | RV | 9 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.