The 2026 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team is the varsity intercollegiate volleyball program of Pepperdine University. The Waves, led by head coach Jonathan Winder, play their home games in Firestone Fieldhouse. Pepperdine has been a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) since the conference's inception for the 1993 season. Pepperdine began the season ranked fourth in the nation. The 2026 season marks the first year in which the NCAA men's volleyball tournament will feature twelve teams, expand to reflect the sport's continued growth.

Previous season In 2025, the Waves finished the season with a 21-10 overall record and a 14–4 record in the MPSF conference, and finished third in the conference standings . The Waves also won the 2025 MPSF tournament against USC in four sets. In the 2025 NCAA Championship semifinals, the Waves ended the season with a four set loss to the Long Beach State Beach.

Preseason Source:

The preseason MPSF Coaches' Poll was released on December 11, 2025 with the Waves picked to finish tied for second with the USC Trojans.

MPSF Coaches' Poll 1 75 (4)T-2 74 (4) 74 (2)4 545 526 377 318 269 1810 13

Roster Source: 1Jayden BargielMB6'10"R-Fr.O'Fallon, Ill.2Zach ChapinL6'1"R-Fr.Manhattan Beach, Calif.3Ephraim AbhulimeMB6'7"So.Providence, R.I.4Noe MattheyMB6'7"Fr.Weinfelden, Switzerland5Andrej PolomacS6'6"Jr.Gornji Milanovac, Serbia6Jacob ReillyL6'0"Sr.Cypress, Texas7Daniel DeVineOPP6'5"Fr.Los Altos, Calif.8Jensen PascuaS6'3"R-Fr.Castle Rock, Colo.9Grant LamoureuxOH6'10"R-Fr.Clemmons, N.C.10Cole HartkeOH/OPP6'11"So.Barrington, Ill.11Ryan GravesS6'4"Jr.Irvine, Calif.12Ethan WatsonMB6'8"R-Jr.Sunnyvale, Calif.13Dylan GallagherMB6'7"Fr.Newport Beach, Calif.14Ryan BarnettOH6'5"R-Sr.Westhampton Beach, N.Y.17Aidan TuneOH6'1"R-Jr.Honolulu, Hawaii18Vincent CoelloOH/OPP6'7"R-Fr.New Berlin, Wis.22Jose GomezOH6'4"So.Trinidad, Cuba23William WhiddentMB6'7"So.Sal Clemente, Calif.24Matt MazurOPP6'9"R-So.Lancaster, N.Y.25Tyler AldenOH6'4"R-Fr.Santa Cruz, Calif.26James EadieMB6'7"R-Jr.Newport Beach, Calif.40Ford HarmanOH/L6'0"R-Fr.Santa Barbara, Calif.

Coaches Head CoachJonathan Winder4thAssociate Head Coach 1Matthew Pollock2ndAssociate Head Coach 2Luke Reynolds3rdAssistant Coach 1Will Craft4thHead Coach EmeritiusMarv Dunphy9th

Schedule Source: Jan. 9 6:00 pmB1G+St. Thomas AquinasNo. 4Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CAW, 3-025-18 25–17 25–123361-0—Jan. 11 3:00 pmB1G+Daemen UniversityNo. 4Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CAW, 3-025-17 25–17 25–163342-0—Jan. 16 6:00 pmB1G+No. 7 UC IrvineT-3Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CAL, 1-323-25 24–26 25–22 20–259062-1—Jan. 23 4:00 pmMarquee Sports Network@ No. 6 Loyola ChicagoNo. 6Gentile Arena Chicago, ILW, 3-025-15 25–20 30–2811813-1—Jan 24 3:00 pmNot Televised@ No. 9 LewisNo. 6Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, ILW, 3–223-25 23–25 25–23 25–17 15–119034-1—Jan. 30 6:00 pmB1G+@ No. 2 Long Beach StateNo. 6Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CAL, 1–320-25 25–20 28–30 25–279374-2—Feb. 6 6:00 pmESPN+@ No. 16 CSUNNo. 6The Matadome Northridge, CAW, 3-025-22 25–18 25–104805-2—Feb. 10 6:00 pmB1G+Vanguard MPSFNo. 6Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CAW, 3-025-12 25–14 25–213676-21-0Feb. 14 7:00 pmB1G+No. 15 UC Santa BarbaraNo. 6Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CAW, 3-223-25 27–25 25–11 21–25 15–56307-21-0Feb. 18 7:00 pmESPN+@ No. 14 UC Santa BarbaraNo. 6The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CAL, 0–323-25 21–25 24–263047-31-0Feb. 21 7:00 pmB1G+No. 19 Lincoln MemorialNo. 6Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CAW, 3-025-16 25–16 25–185318-31-0Feb. 27 7:00 pmPacWest NetworkJessup MPSFNo. 7Warrior Arena Rocklin, CAW, 3-125-21 25–27 25–17 25–93009-32-0Feb. 28 7:00 pmPacWest NetworkJessup MPSFNo. 7Warrior Arena Rocklin, CAW, 3-025-18 25–21 25–2032510-33-0Mar. 4 9:00 pmSPEC@ No. 3 HawaiiNo. 7Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HawaiiW, 3-128-26 25–22 15–25 30–28679011-33-0Mar. 6 9:00 pmSPEC@ No. 3 HawaiiNo. 7Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HawaiiL, 1–322-25 25–21 15–25 34–36844011-43-0Mar. 11 6:00 pmB1G+No. 15 Penn StateNo. 6Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CAW, 3-125-16 25–15 22–25 25–1656112-43-0 Mar. 15 3:00 pmNot TelevisedMenloNo. 6Haynes-Prim Pavilion Atherton, CAW, 3-025-16 25–15 25–126513-44-0Mar. 20 6:00 pmB1G+UC MercedNo. 6Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CAW, 3-025-15 25–12 25–1251914-45-0Mar. 21 4:00 pmB1G+UC MercedNo. 6Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CAW, 3-025-15 25–10 25–1741615-46-0Mar. 27 6:00B1G+/BYUtv@ No. 9 BYUNo. 6Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-125-21 19–25 25–23 25–15345616-47-0Mar. 28 6:00 pmB1G+/BYUtv@ No. 9 BYUNo. 6Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-120-25 25–23 25–19 25–223907 17–48-0Apr. 2 6:00 pmB1G+No. 1 UCLANo. 6Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CAW, 3-223-25 31–29 25–22 25–18 15–131278 18–4 9–0Apr. 4 5:00 pmB1G+@ No. 1 UCLANo. 6Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CAL, 1-329-27 16–25 17–25 22–252150 18–5 9–1Apr. 10 6:00 pmB1G+No. 14 StanfordNo. 5Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CAW, 3-025-20 25-19 25-17913 19-5 10-1Apr. 11 6:00 pmB1G+No. 14 StanfordNo. 5Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CAW, 3-125-17 23-25 25-19 25-21723 20-5 11-1Apr. 16 7:00 pmB1G+@ No. 6 USCNo. 4Galen Center Los Angeles, CAW, 3-025-21 25-23 29-27105321-512-1Apr. 18 6:00 pmB1G+No. 6 USCNo. 4Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CAW, 3-025-20 25-22 25-182780 22-5 13-1 Apr. 22 10:00 amB1G+(7) Jessup (Quarterfinals)No. 4 (2)Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-025-19 25-21 25-22213 23-5 —Apr. 23 4:00 pmB1G+(3) No. 5 USC (Semifinals)No. 4 (2)Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT— Time: Pacific Standard Time

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