2026 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

ConferenceMountain Pacific Sports Federation

Record21–12 (9–7 MPSF)

Headcoach

Shawn Olmstead (12th season)

Assistant coaches

Devin Young^[1] (8th season)
Otavio Souza^[2] (4th season)

2026 BYU Cougars men's volleyball

Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	21–12 (9–7 MPSF)
Head coach	Shawn Olmstead (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Devin Young^[1] (8th season) Otavio Souza^[2] (4th season)
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2025 2027 →

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^[3], 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.^[4] BYU began the season ranked eighth in the nation.^[5] 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.^[6]

2026 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation men's volleyball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UCLA ‍‍‍	11	–	1	.917	24	–	1	.960
No. 4 Pepperdine ‍‍‍	11	–	1	.917	20	–	5	.800
No. 6 USC ‍‍‍	9	–	3	.750	17	–	4	.810
No. 8 BYU ‍‍‍	7	–	5	.583	20	–	9	.690
Vanguard ‍‍‍	6	–	6	.500	10	–	13	.435
No. 14 Stanford ‍‍‍	6	–	6	.500	9	–	14	.391
Concordia Irvine ‍‍‍	4	–	8	.333	7	–	16	.304
Jessup ‍‍‍	3	–	9	.250	9	–	15	.375
Menlo ‍‍‍	2	–	10	.167	3	–	18	.143
UC Merced ‍‍‍	1	–	11	.083	4	–	16	.200

† – Conference champion ‡ – MPSF tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 13, 2026 Rankings from AVCA

It was a season of new beginnings for BYU men's volleyball as one conference foe folded, Grand Canyon^[7], but two new teams joined the MPSF: UC Merced and Jessup.^[8] Grand Canyon's discontinuation of men's volleyball also led 3 Grand Canyon players to transfer to BYU including one returnee: Trent Moser.^[9]^[10]

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.^[11]

Preseason

Source:^[12]

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

MPSF Coaches Poll

Coaches' Poll
Pos.	Team	Points
1	UCLA	75 (4)
T-2	Pepperdine	74 (4)
T-2	USC	74 (2)
4	Stanford	54
5	BYU	52
6	Concordia	37
7	Menlo	31
8	Vanguard	26
9	Jessup	18
10	UC Merced	13

Roster

Source:

2026 BYU Cougars Roster
No.	Name	Position	Height	Year	Hometown
1	Kyle Zediker	S	6'5"	So.	Naperville, IL
3	Tyler Herget	S	6'2"	Sr.	Darlen, Conn.
4	Trevor Herget	OH	6'3"	Fr.	Darlen, Conn.
5	Corbin Batista	OH/OPP	6'7"	Fr.	St. George, UT
6	Jackson Fife	L	6'0"	So.	Upland, Calif.
7	AJ Cottle	MB	6'9"	Fr.	Provo, UT
8	Trey Thorton	OH/OPP	6'6"	Fr.	Spanish Fork, UT
9	Tellon-Jonathan Tufuga	OH/OPP	6'5"	Jr.	Long Beach, Calif.
10	Tennison Lighthall	OH/OPP	6'6"	Fr.	Pleasant View, UT
13	Trent Moser	OH	6'8"	Sr.	Gilbert, Ariz.
14	Ian Little	OPP	6'5"	Jr.	Temecula, Calif.
15	Bernardo Adam	L/OH	6'3"	Jr.	Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil
16	Connor Oldani	OH	6'5"	So.	Phoeniz. Ariz.
17	Gavin Chambers	MB	6'9"	So.	Corona, Calif.
20	Evan Olmstead	L	6'0"	Fr.	Highland, UT
21	Tyler James Johnson	S	6'3"	Fr.	Weston, Fla.
22	Max Philippe	MB	6'6"	Fr.	Houston, Tex.
24	Cole Hauser	OH/L	6'3"	Sr.	San Diego, Calif.

Coaches

2026 BYU Cougars Coaching Staff
Position	Name	Season
Head Coach	Shawn Olmstead	12th
Assistant coach 1	Devin Young	8th, but only for the first 11 games. Afterwards he was hired as Pacific's new head coach^[13]
Assistant coach 2	Otavio Souza	4th

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:^[14]

2026 BYU Cougars Schedule 21-11 (9-7 MPSF)
Date Time	TV Radio	Opponents	Rank	Stadiums	Scores	Sets	Attendance	Overall	MPSF
Jan. 9 7:00 pm	byutv.org Live B1G+	St. Francis	No. 8	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	W, 3-0^[15]	25–22, 25–20, 25–18	3343	1–0
Jan. 10 7:00 pm	B1G+ byutv.org (TD @ 10 PM)	St. Francis	No. 8	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	W, 3-0^[16]	25–18, 25–19, 25–19	3313	2–0
Jan. 16 7:00 pm	B1G+ byutv.org (TD @ 10 PM)	No. 10 UC San Diego	No. 8	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	W, 3-0^[17]	25–21, 25–19, 25–19	4230	3–0
Jan. 17 7:00 pm	byutv.org Live B1G+	No. 10 UC San Diego	No. 8	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	W, 3-1	25–13, 16–25, 25–21, 35–33	4356	4–0
Jan. 23 7:00 pm	byutv.org Live B1G+	No. 5 UC Irvine	No. 8	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	L, 2-3^[18]	25–16, 25–21, 24–26, 23–25, 13–15	4255	4–1
Jan. 24 7:00 pm	byutv.org Live B1G+	No. 5 UC Irvine	No. 8	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	L, 2-3^[19]	17–25, 24–26, 25–23, 25–23, 10–15	4301	4–2
Jan. 29 8:00 pm	ESPN+	@ No. 15 UC Santa Barbara	No. 8	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA	W, 3-0^[20]	25–22, 25–18, 26–24	397	5–2
Jan. 30 8:00 pm	ESPN+	@ No. 15 UC Santa Barbara	No. 8	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA	W, 3-0^[21]	29–27, 25–20, 25–20	652	6–2
Harvard Invitational
Feb. 6 2:00 pm	ESPN+	No. 20 Lincoln Memorial	No. 8	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	W, 3-0^[22]	25–21, 25–19, 25–19	67	7–2
Feb. 7 5:00 pm	ESPN+	@ Harvard	No. 8	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	W, 3-0^[23]	25–22, 29–27, 25–19	350	8–2

Feb. 9 4:00 pm	ESPN+	@ Merrimack	No. 7	Sakowich Center North Andover, MA	W, 3-0^[24]	25–11, 25–17, 25–17	185	9–2
Feb. 13 7:00 pm	B1G+ byutv.org (TD @ 10 PM)	Menlo MPSF	No. 7	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	W, 3-0^[25]	25–21, 25–18, 25–21	3760	10–2	1-0
Feb. 14 7:00 pm	B1G+ byutv.org (TD @ 10 PM)	Menlo MPSF	No. 7	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	W, 3-0	25–23, 25–18, 25–15	3343	11–2	2-0
Feb. 20 7:00 pm	B1G+ byutv.org (TD @ 10 PM)	Fort Valley State	No. 7	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	W, 3-0^[26]	25–18, 25–16, 25–14	3703	12–2	2-0
Feb. 21 7:00 pm	B1G+ byutv.org (TD @ 10 PM)	Fort Valley State	No. 7	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	W, 3-0^[27]	25-14, 25-18, 25-21	3331	13-2	2-0
UH BYU Rivalry presented by OUTRIGGER
Feb. 25 10:00 pm	SPEC ESPN+	@ No. 3 Hawai'i	No. 7	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	L, 1-3^[28]	25-27, 25-23, 17-25, 25-18	5568	13-3	2-0
Feb. 27 10:00 pm	SPEC ESPN+	@ No. 3 Hawai'i	No. 7	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	L, 0-3^[29]	18-25, 21-25, 16-25	6989	13-4	2-0

MPSF Conference Matches
Mar. 6 7:00 pm	B1G+	@ UC Merced	No. 6	Greg and Cathie Hostetler Court Merced, CA	W, 3-0^[30]	25-19, 25-12, 25-13	736	14-4	3-0
Mar. 7 8 pm	B1G+	@ Jessup	No. 6	Murchison Gym Rocklin, CA	W, 3-1^[30]	23-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-16	1575	15-4	4-0
Mar. 13 7:00 pm	B1G+	@ No. 18 Stanford	No. 7	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	L, 1-3	21-25, 22-25, 25-23, 28-30	582	15-5	4-1
Mar. 14 6:00 pm	B1G+	@ No. 18 Stanford	No. 7	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	L, 2-3	25-23, 21-25, 23-25, 25-22, 10-15	1474	15-6	4-2
Mar. 20 7:00 pm	B1G+ byutv.org (TD @ 10 PM)	Concordia Irvine	No. 10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	W, 3-0	25-17, 25-14, 25-21	3730	16-6	5-2
Mar. 21 7 pm	B1G+ byutv.org (TD @ 10 PM)	Concordia Irvine	No. 10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	W, 3-0^[31]	25-15, 25-23, 25-17	3133	17-6	6-2
Mar. 27 7 pm	byutv.org Live B1G+	No. 6 Pepperdine	No. 9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	L, 1-3^[32]	21-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-25	3456	17-7	6-3
Mar. 28 7 pm	byutv.org Live B1G+	No. 6 Pepperdine	No. 9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	L, 1-3	25-20, 23-25, 19-25, 22-25	3907	17-8	6-4
Apr. 2 8 pm	B1G+	@ Vanguard	No. 10	Don Nasser Family Plaza Costa Mesa, CA	W, 3-0^[33]	25-17, 25-15, 25-20	250	18-8	7-4
Apr. 3 8 pm	B1G+	@ Vanguard	No. 10	Don Nasser Family Plaza Costa Mesa, CA	W, 3-0	25-22, 25-18, 25-20	217	19-8	8-4
Apr. 10 7 pm	byutv.org Live B1G+	No. 4 USC	No.10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	W, 3-1^[34]	25-23, 20-25, 30-28, 25-18	3429	20-8	9-4
Apr. 11 7 pm	byutv.org Live BTN	No. 4 USC	No. 10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	L, 2-3^[35]	25-19, 27-29, 25-18, 21-25, 12-15	4259	20-9	9-5
Apr. 16 8 pm	B1G+	@ No. 1 UCLA	No. 8	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	L, 1-3^[36]	14-25, 25-17, 17-25, 18-25	1426	20-10	9-6
Apr. 18 8 pm	B1G+	@ No. 1 UCLA	No. 8	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	L, 1-3	25-21, 17-25, 23-25, 25-27	1541	20-11	9-7
MPSF Tournament
Date Time	TV Radio	Opponents (Conf. Rank)	Rank (Conf. Rank)	Stadiums	Scores	Sets	Attendance	Overall	MPSF
Apr. 22 7:30 pm	B1G+	(4) No. 14 Stanford (Quarterfinals)	No. 8 (5)	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	W, 3-1^[37]	25-18, 25-14, 23-25, 25-21	1831	21-11	—
Apr. 23 7:30 pm	B1G+	(1) No. 1 UCLA (semifinals)	No. 8 (5)	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	L 1–3^[38]	25–20, 19–25, 17–25, 18–25	2204	21–12	—

Times: Mountain Time Zone

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