2016 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

2016 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
2016 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
2016 AVCA Showcase Champions; 2016 MPSF Regular Season Champions; 2016 MPSF Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament 1–seed, L, Final 3–0
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	27–3 (19–3 MPSF)
Head coach	Shawn Olmstead (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Luka Slabe (1st season); Jaylen Reyes (1st season);
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

ConferenceMountain Pacific Sports Federation

Record27–3 (19–3 MPSF)

Headcoach

Shawn Olmstead (1st season)

Assistant coaches

Luka Slabe^[1] (1st season)
Jaylen Reyes^[2] (1st season)

2016 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation men's volleyball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 BYU ‍†‍‍^y	19	–	3	.864	27	–	4	.871
No. 3 UCLA ‍‍‍^y	17	–	5	.773	25	–	7	.781
No. 4 Long Beach State ‍‍‍^y	17	–	5	.773	25	–	8	.758
No. 6 Stanford ‍‍‍	17	–	5	.773	19	–	6	.760
No. 5 UCSB ‍‍‍	14	–	8	.636	20	–	10	.667
No. 7 Pepperdine ‍‍‍	12	–	10	.545	13	–	11	.542
No. 8 Hawaiʻi ‍‍‍	11	–	11	.500	16	–	12	.571
UC Irvine ‍‍‍	7	–	15	.318	10	–	20	.333
No. 14 CSUN ‍‍‍	7	–	15	.318	14	–	15	.483
Cal Baptist ‍‍‍	6	–	16	.273	14	–	16	.467
USC ‍‍‍	5	–	17	.227	7	–	19	.269
UC San Diego ‍‍‍	0	–	22	.000	5	–	23	.179

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from AVCA

The 2016 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2016 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by first year head coach Shawn Olmstead, play their home games at Smith Fieldhouse.^[3] The Cougars were members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll.^[4]

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Date time	Opponent	Rank	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MPSF record)
1/8 7 p.m.	#3 Loyola-Chicago	#1^[6]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (AVCA Showcase)	BYUtv	W 3–1 (25–19, 23–25, 25–19, 25–19)^[7]	5,637^[8]	1–0
1/9 7 p.m.	#14 George Mason	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (AVCA Showcase)	TheW.tv	W 3–1 (25–17, 25–17, 29–31, 25–12)^[9]	2,727^[10]	2–0
1/15 7 p.m.	#11 Stanford*	#1^[11]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo,UT	BYUtv	L 3–2 (25–18, 19–25, 23–25, 25–23, 15–11)^[12]	5,059^[13]	2–1 (0–1)
1/16 7 p.m.	#11 Stanford*	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–2 (16–25, 25–23, 25–21, 22–25, 15–10)^[14]	4,830^[15]	3–1 (1–1)
1/22 8 p.m.	@ #2 Long Beach State*	#3^[16]	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA	BigWest.tv	W 3–1 (26–24, 25–17, 16–25, 25–21)^[17]	2,027	4–1 (2–1)
1/23 8 p.m.	@ #2 Long Beach State*	#3	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA	BigWest.tv	L 3–0 (25–16, 25–23, 25–18)^[18]	1,883	4–2 (2–2)
1/29 8 p.m.	@ #9 UC Irvine*	#3^[19]	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	YouTube	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–23, 25–20)^[20]	1,649	5–2 (3–2)
1/30 3 p.m.	@ #9 UC Irvine*	#3	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	YouTube	W 3–0 (26–24, 28–26, 25–15)^[21]	1,156	6–2 (4–2)
2/5 7 p.m.	#10 UC Santa Barbara*	#3^[22]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–16, 26–24)^[23]	4,063^[24]	7–2 (5–2)
2/6 7 p.m.	#10 UC Santa Barbara*	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–23, 25–14)^[25]	3,813^[26]	8–2 (6–2)
2/12 5 p.m.	@ Princeton	#3^[27]	Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	Ivy League DN	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–19, 25–22)^[28]	1,154	9–2
2/13 5:30 p.m.	@ NJIT	#3	Fleisher Center Newark, NJ	ESPN3	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–19, 25–19)^[29]	500	10–2
2/19 8 p.m.	@ #15 Cal Baptist*	#2^[30]	Van Dyne Gymnasium Riverside, CA	CBU TV	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–20, 25–22)^[31]	627	11–2 (7–2)
2/20 8 p.m.	@ #15 Cal Baptist*	#2	Van Dyne Gymnasium Riverside, CA	CBU TV	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–18, 25–19)^[32]	722	12–2 (8–2)
2/26 7 p.m.	#12 CSUN*	#2^[33]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–18, 25–15)^[34]	3,519^[35]	13–2 (9–2)
2/27 8 p.m.	#12 CSUN*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–16, 25–19)^[36]	3,445^[37]	14–2 (10–2)
3/2 10 p.m.	@ #7 Hawaiʻi*	#2^[38]	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	Oc 16	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–20, 25–23)	3,038^[39]	15–2 (11–2)
3/4 10 p.m.	@ #7 Hawaiʻi*	#2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	Oc 16	W 3–1 (25–22, 25–22, 23–25, 25–22)	4,838^[40]	16–2 (12–2)
3/18 7 p.m.	#8 Pepperdine*	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (28–26, 25–19, 25–20)	3,325^[41]	17–2 (13–2)
3/19 7 p.m.	#8 Pepperdine*	#1^[42]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 3–1 (23–25, 33–31, 25–23, 25–22)^[43]	3,567^[44]	17–3 (13–3)
3/25 8 p.m.	@ UC San Diego*	#3^[45]	RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA	Triton Zone	W 3–0 (25–18, 26–24, 25–21)^[46]	888	18–3 (14–3)
3/26 8 p.m.	@ UC San Diego*	#3	RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA	Triton Zone	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–13, 25–21)^[47]	624	19–3 (15–3)
4/1 9 p.m.	@ #1 UCLA*	#3^[48]	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	W 3–1 (25–17, 19–25, 27–25, 25–13)	1,838	20–3 (16–3)
4/2 8 p.m.	@ #1 UCLA*	#3	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12 UCLA	W 3–1 (20–25, 25–20, 25–18, 25–23)	1,829	21–3 (17–3)
4/8 7 p.m.	USC*	#1^[49]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–13, 25–15)	4,137^[50]	22–3 (18–3)
4/9 7 p.m.	USC*	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–12, 25–17)	4,011^[51]	23–3 (19–3)
4/16 7 p.m.	x-#14 UC Irvine	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Quarterfinal)	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–20, 25–23)	3,535^[52]	24–3
4/21 7:30 p.m.	x-#6 UC Santa Barbara	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Semifinal)	BYUtv	W 3–2 (25–18, 25–22, 23–25, 24–26, 15–12)	3,151^[53]	25–3
4/23 7 p.m.	x-#3 UCLA	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Championship)	BYUtv	W 3–1 (25–20, 25–19, 18–25, 25–15)	4,875^[54]	26–3
5/5 4 p.m.	y-vs. #4 Long Beach State	#1	Rec Hall University Park, PA (NCAA Semifinal)	NCAA.com	W 3–1 (25–21, 23–25, 25–19, 25–18)	N/A	27–3
5/7 6 p.m.	y-vs.#2 Ohio State	#1	Rec Hall University Park, PA (NCAA Final)	ESPN2	L 3–0 (32–30, 25–23, 25–17)	2,745	27–4

v t e BYU Cougars men's volleyball
Venues	Smith Fieldhouse (1990–present)
Seasons	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
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2016 BYU Cougars men's volleyball

2016 AVCA Showcase Champions 2016 MPSF Regular Season Champions 2016 MPSF Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament 1–seed, L, Final 3–0
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	27–3 (19–3 MPSF)
Head coach	Shawn Olmstead (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Luka Slabe^[1] (1st season) Jaylen Reyes^[2] (1st season)
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

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