The 2026 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University as the men's intercollegiate volleyball program during the 2026 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by head coach Shawn Olmstead, played their home games in the Smith Fieldhouse located on campus in Provo, Utah. BYU has been a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) since the conference's inception for the 1993 season. BYU began the season ranked eighth in the nation. The 2026 season marked the first year in which the NCAA men's volleyball tournament will feature twelve teams, expanded to reflect the sport's continued growth.

It was a season of new beginnings for BYU men's volleyball as one conference foe folded, Grand Canyon, but two new teams joined the MPSF: UC Merced and Jessup. Grand Canyon's discontinuation of men's volleyball also led 3 Grand Canyon players to transfer to BYU including one returnee: Trent Moser.

Previous season In 2025, the Cougars finished the season with a 19–10 overall record and a 7–5 record in the MPSF, finishing fourth overall in the conference standings. In the 2025 MPSF tournament quarterfinals, the Cougars ended the season with a five set loss to the Stanford Cardinal.

Preseason Source:

The preseason MPSF Coaches' Poll was released on December 11, 2025, with the Cougars picked to finish fifth in the conference.

MPSF Coaches Poll 1 75 (4) T-2 74 (4) 74 (2) 4 54 5 52 6 37 7 31 8 26 9 18 10 13

Roster Source: 1Kyle ZedikerS6'5"So.Naperville, IL3Tyler HergetS6'2"Sr.Darlen, Conn.4Trevor HergetOH6'3"Fr.Darlen, Conn.5Corbin BatistaOH/OPP6'7"Fr.St. George, UT6Jackson FifeL6'0"So.Upland, Calif.7AJ CottleMB6'9"Fr.Provo, UT8Trey ThortonOH/OPP6'6"Fr.Spanish Fork, UT9Tellon-Jonathan TufugaOH/OPP6'5"Jr.Long Beach, Calif.10Tennison LighthallOH/OPP6'6"Fr.Pleasant View, UT13Trent MoserOH6'8"Sr.Gilbert, Ariz.14Ian LittleOPP6'5"Jr.Temecula, Calif.15Bernardo AdamL/OH6'3"Jr.Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil16Connor OldaniOH6'5"So.Phoeniz. Ariz.17Gavin ChambersMB6'9"So.Corona, Calif.20Evan OlmsteadL6'0"Fr.Highland, UT21Tyler James JohnsonS6'3"Fr.Weston, Fla.22Max PhilippeMB6'6"Fr.Houston, Tex.24Cole HauserOH/L6'3"Sr.San Diego, Calif.

Coaches Head CoachShawn Olmstead12thAssistant coach 1Devin Young8th, but only for the first 11 games. Afterwards he was hired as Pacific's new head coachAssistant coach 2Otavio Souza4th

Schedule 1 home game was televised on BTN and simulcast on byutv.org. The other 15 home matches were live on B1G+ with 8 matches being streamed tape delayed on byutv.org while the other 7 were live on both platforms. All road games and the neutral site match at Harvard were streamed by the opposing schools streaming service. The conference tournament was streamed by B1G+ with the championship being televised live on BTN.

Source: Jan. 9 7:00 pmbyutv.org LiveB1G+St. FrancisNo. 8Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-0 25–22, 25–20, 25–18 33431–0Jan. 10 7:00 pmB1G+byutv.org (TD @ 10 PM)St. FrancisNo. 8Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-025–18, 25–19, 25–1933132–0Jan. 167:00 pmB1G+byutv.org (TD @ 10 PM)No. 10 UC San DiegoNo. 8Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-025–21, 25–19, 25–1942303–0Jan. 17 7:00 pmbyutv.org LiveB1G+No. 10 UC San DiegoNo. 8 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-125–13, 16–25, 25–21, 35–3343564–0Jan. 23 7:00 pmbyutv.org LiveB1G+No. 5 UC IrvineNo. 8Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTL, 2-325–16, 25–21, 24–26, 23–25, 13–1542554–1Jan. 24 7:00 pmbyutv.org LiveB1G+No. 5 UC IrvineNo. 8Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTL, 2-317–25, 24–26, 25–23, 25–23, 10–1543014–2Jan. 298:00 pmESPN+@ No. 15 UC Santa BarbaraNo. 8The ThunderdomeSanta Barbara, CAW, 3-025–22, 25–18, 26–243975–2Jan. 308:00 pmESPN+@ No. 15 UC Santa BarbaraNo. 8The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CAW, 3-029–27, 25–20, 25–206526–2 Feb. 62:00 pmESPN+No. 20 Lincoln MemorialNo. 8Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MAW, 3-025–21, 25–19, 25–19677–2Feb. 75:00 pmESPN+@ HarvardNo. 8Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MAW, 3-025–22, 29–27, 25–193508–2Feb. 94:00 pmESPN+@ MerrimackNo. 7Sakowich Center North Andover, MAW, 3-025–11, 25–17, 25–171859–2Feb. 137:00 pmB1G+ byutv.org (TD @ 10 PM)Menlo MPSFNo. 7Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-025–21, 25–18, 25–21376010–21-0Feb. 147:00 pmB1G+ byutv.org (TD @ 10 PM)Menlo MPSFNo. 7Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-025–23, 25–18, 25–15334311–22-0Feb. 207:00 pmB1G+ byutv.org (TD @ 10 PM)Fort Valley StateNo. 7Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-025–18, 25–16, 25–14370312–22-0Feb. 217:00 pmB1G+ byutv.org (TD @ 10 PM)Fort Valley StateNo. 7Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-025-14, 25-18, 25-21333113-22-0 Feb. 2510:00 pmSPEC ESPN+@ No. 3 Hawai'iNo. 7Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIL, 1-325-27, 25-23, 17-25, 25-18556813-32-0Feb. 2710:00 pmSPEC ESPN+@ No. 3 Hawai'i No. 7Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIL, 0-318-25, 21-25, 16-25698913-42-0 Mar. 6 7:00 pmB1G+@ UC MercedNo. 6Greg and Cathie Hostetler Court Merced, CAW, 3-025-19, 25-12, 25-1373614-43-0Mar. 7 8 pmB1G+@ JessupNo. 6Murchison Gym Rocklin, CAW, 3-123-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-16157515-44-0Mar. 13 7:00 pmB1G+@ No. 18 StanfordNo. 7Maples Pavilion Stanford, CAL, 1-321-25, 22-25, 25-23, 28-3058215-54-1Mar. 14 6:00 pmB1G+@ No. 18 StanfordNo. 7Maples Pavilion Stanford, CAL, 2-325-23, 21-25, 23-25, 25-22, 10-15147415-64-2Mar. 20 7:00 pmB1G+ byutv.org (TD @ 10 PM)Concordia IrvineNo. 10Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-025-17, 25-14, 25-21373016-65-2Mar. 21 7 pmB1G+ byutv.org (TD @ 10 PM)Concordia IrvineNo. 10Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-025-15, 25-23, 25-17313317-66-2Mar. 27 7 pmbyutv.org Live B1G+No. 6 PepperdineNo. 9Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTL, 1-321-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-25345617-76-3Mar. 28 7 pmbyutv.org Live B1G+No. 6 PepperdineNo. 9Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTL, 1-325-20, 23-25, 19-25, 22-25390717-86-4Apr. 2 8 pmB1G+@ VanguardNo. 10Don Nasser Family Plaza Costa Mesa, CAW, 3-025-17, 25-15, 25-2025018-87-4Apr. 3 8 pmB1G+@ VanguardNo. 10Don Nasser Family Plaza Costa Mesa, CAW, 3-025-22, 25-18, 25-2021719-88-4Apr. 10 7 pmbyutv.org Live B1G+No. 4 USCNo.10Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-125-23, 20-25, 30-28, 25-18342920-89-4Apr. 11 7 pmbyutv.org Live BTNNo. 4 USCNo. 10Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTL, 2-325-19, 27-29, 25-18, 21-25, 12-15425920-99-5Apr. 16 8 pmB1G+@ No. 1 UCLANo. 8Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CAL, 1-314-25, 25-17, 17-25, 18-25142620-109-6Apr. 18 8 pmB1G+@ No. 1 UCLANo. 8Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CAL, 1-325-21, 17-25, 23-25, 25-27154120-119-7 Apr. 22 7:30 pmB1G+(4) No. 14 Stanford (Quarterfinals)No. 8 (5)Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-125-18, 25-14, 23-25, 25-21183121-11—Apr. 23 7:30 pmB1G+(1) No. 1 UCLA (semifinals)No. 8 (5)Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTL 1–325–20, 19–25, 17–25, 18–25220421–12— Times: Mountain Time Zone

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