# 2021 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

The 2021 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by sixth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, play their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll. After finishing last season ranked #1 the Cougars enter the 2021 season with the #1 ranking.

## Season highlights

* Will be filled in as the season progresses.

## Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:
    All home games will be televised on BYUtv. All road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball. The NCAA Tournament will be streamed on B1G+ (opening round, quarterfinals), NCAA.com (semifinals), and the Championship will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
| Date time | Opponent | Rank $^{(tournamentseed)}$ | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
| 2/4 7 p.m. | #8 UCLA* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 1–3 (22–25, 21–25, 25–15, 22–25) | 150 | 0–1 (0–1) |
| 2/6 4 p.m. | #8 UCLA* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–21, 25–17) | 150 | 1–1 (1–1) |
| 2/12 7 p.m. | #7 Pepperdine* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–6, 25–23, 28–26) | 150 | 2–1 (2–1) |
| 2/13 7 p.m. | #7 Pepperdine* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (23–25, 28–26, 25–23, 26–24) | 150 | 3–1 (3–1) |
| 2/18 7 p.m. | #10 Grand Canyon* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv.org | W 3–1 (26–24, 23–25, 25–18, 25–20) | 150 | 4–1 (4–1) |
| 2/20 7 p.m. | #10 Grand Canyon* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–2 (25–27, 28–26, 23–25, 25–23, 15–11) | 159 | 5–1 (5–1) |
| 2/25 6 p.m. | @ #9 Grand Canyon* | #1 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | GCU TV | L 0–3 (22–25, 43–45, 10–25) | 576 | 5–2 (5–2) |
| 2/27 12 p.m. | @ #9 Grand Canyon* | #1 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | GCU TV | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–19, 25–13) | N/A | 6–2 (6–2) |
| 3/4 8 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* | #2 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | Eagle TV on Stretch Internet | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–19, 25–19) | 0 | 7–2 (7–2) |
| 3/5 6 p.m. | @ USC* | #2 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–20, 25–20) | 0 | 8–2 (8–2) |
| 3/12 7 p.m. | Stanford* | #2 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–15, 25–16) | 500 | 9–2 (9–2) |
| 3/13 7 p.m. | Stanford* | #2 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–22, 25–19) | 500 | 10–2 (10–2) |
| 3/19 2 p.m. | @ #4 Pepperdine* | #2 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–1 (20–25, 25–17, 25–21, 25–17) | 0 | 11–2 (11–2) |
| 3/20 2 p.m. | @ #4 Pepperdine* | #2 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–14, 25–20) | 0 | 12–2 (12–2) |
| 3/26 8 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* | #2 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | Eagle TV on Stretch Internet | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–20, 25–23) | 0 | 13–2 (13–2) |
| 3/27 8 p.m. | @ Concorida Irvine* | #2 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | Eagle TV on Stretch Internet | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–17, 25–16) | 0 | 14–2 (14–2) |
| 4/1 7 p.m. | USC* | #2 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–18, 25–16) | 500 | 15–2 (15–2) |
| 4/2 7 p.m. | USC* | #2 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (25–19, 25–21, 24–26, 25–20) | 500 | 16–2 (16–2) |
| 4/9 6 p.m. | @ #6 UCLA* | #2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–16, 25–17) | 0 | 17–2 (17–2) |
| 4/10 6 p.m. | @ #6 UCLA* | #2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | L 1–3 (18–25, 25–21, 25–27, 15–25) | 0 | 17–3 (17–3) |
| 4/23 7 p.m. | #9 $^{(4)}$ Grand Canyon | #2 $^{(1)}$ | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Semifinal) | FloVolleyball | W 3–0 (25–14, 25–19, 29–27) | 700 | 18–3 (17–3) |
| 4/23 7 p.m. | #5 $^{(3)}$ Pepperdine | #2 $^{(1)}$ | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Championship) | FloVolleyball | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–15, 25–19) | 750 | 19–3 (17–3) |
| 5/6 6 p.m. | #4 Lewis | #2 $^{(2)}$ | Covelli Center Columbus, OH (NCAA Semifinal) | NCAA.com | W 3–1 (25–22, 25–15, 26–28, 25–20) | 275 | 20–3 |
| 5/6 6 p.m. | #1 Hawai'i $^{(1)}$ | #2 $^{(2)}$ | Covelli Center Columbus, OH (NCAA Championship) | ESPNU | L 0–3 (21–25, 19–25, 16–25) | 345 | 20–4 |
    *-Indicates conference match.
    Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

## Announcers for televised games

* UCLA: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* UCLA: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* Grand Canyon: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* Grand Canyon: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* Grand Canyon: Kyle Borg & Diana Johnson
* Grand Canyon: Kyle Borg & Diana Johnson
* Concordia Irvine: Viola Patience O'Neal
* USC: Mark Beltran & Paul Duchesne
* Stanford: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* Stanford: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* Pepperdine: Al Epstein
* Pepperdine: Al Epstein
* Concordia Irvine: Viola Patience O'Neal
* Concordia Irvine: Anthony Calderon
* USC: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* USC: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* UCLA: Denny Cline
* UCLA: Denny Cline
* Grand Canyon: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* Lewis: Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett
* Hawai'i: Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| AVCA Coaches | 1 (14) | 1 (14) | 1 (13) | 1 (8) | 1 (13) | 1 (13) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (5) | 2 |
| Off the Block Media | 1^ | 1 (9) | 1 (10) | 2 (4) | 1т (5) | 2 (5) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2^ | 2^ | 2 |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season, Week 13, or Week 14 poll.