Tournament History
NCAA Tournament
The Cougars joined many seasoned teams in NCAA competition in 1990 and have since become a national competitor. They've earned themselves three national titles in 1999, 2001 and 2004, and have made appearances in the Final Four on four different occasions since 1990. The National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship provides for a single-elimination tournament. Prior to 2014, it comprised of four teams in a Final Four-type setting. In 2014 the tournament changed to a six-team bracket, with the No. 1 and 2 seeds receiving a bye to the semifinals. One team is selected from each of the four major conferences through automatic qualification, and two teams are selected for at-large bids. The following conferences have been granted automatic qualification for the championship:
Big West Conference
Conference Carolinas
Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Below is BYU's history in the NCAA tournament.
| Year | Play-In Match | Final Four | Championship |
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| 2023 | DNC | ||
| 2022 | DNC | ||
| 2021 | vs. Lewis @ Columbus, Ohio W, 3-1 | vs. Hawaii @ Columbus, Ohio L, 0-3 | |
| 2020* | Tournament Cancelled | Tournament Cancelled | Tournament Cancelled |
| 2019 | DNC | ||
| 2018 | vs. UCLA @ Los Angeles, Calif. L, 1-3 |
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| 2017 | vs. Barton @ Columbus, Ohio W, 3-0 |
vs. Long Beach State @ Columbus, Ohio W, 3-0 |
vs. Ohio State @ Columbus, Ohio L, 0-3 |
| 2016 | vs. Long Beach State @ University Park, Pa. W, 3-1 |
vs. Ohio State @ University Park, Pa. L, 0-3 |
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| 2015 | DNC | ||
| 2014 | vs. Stanford @ Chicago, Ill. L, 2-3 |
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| 2013 | vs. Penn State @ Los Angeles, Calif. W, 3-0 |
vs. UC Irvine @ Los Angeles, Calif. L, 0-3 |
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| 2012 | DNC | ||
| 2011 | DNC | ||
| 2010 | DNC | ||
| 2009 | DNC | ||
| 2008 | DNC | ||
| 2007 | DNC | ||
| 2006 | DNC | ||
| 2005 | DNC | ||
| 2004 | vs. Lewis @ Romeoville, Ill. W, 3-0 |
vs. Long Beach State @ Long Beach, Calif. W, 3-2 |
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| 2003 | vs. Penn State @ University Park, Pa. W, 3-1 |
vs. Lewis @ Romeoville, Ill. L, 2-3 |
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| 2002 | DNC | ||
| 2001 | vs. Penn State @ University Park, Pa. W, 3-1 |
vs. UCLA @ Los Angeles, Calif. W, 3-0 |
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| 2000 | DNC | ||
| 1999 | vs. Penn State @ Los Angeles, Calif. W, 3-1 |
vs. Long Beach State @ Los Angeles, Calif. W, 3-0 |
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| 1998 | DNC | ||
| 1997 | DNC | ||
| 1996 | DNC | ||
| 1995 | DNC | ||
| 1994 | DNC | ||
| 1993 | DNC | ||
| 1992 | DNC | ||
| 1991 | DNC | ||
| 1990 | DNC |
DNC - Did Not Compete
*Season ended March 13 due to COVID-19 Pandemic
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Ossie Antonetti* |
| Ryan Millar | |
| 2001 | Mike Wall* |
| Hector Lebron | |
| Joaquin Acost | |
| 2003 | Rafael Paal |
| Jonathan Alleman | |
| 2004 | Carlos Moreno* |
| Fernando Pessoa | |
| 2013 | Taylor Sander |
| Ben Patch | |
| 2016 | Jake Langlois |
| Brenden Sander | |
| 2017 | Brenden Sander |
| * indictates tournament MVP |
Conference Tournament
The Cougars joined the newly-named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in 1993 after the WIVA was renamed and reorganized. Below is BYU's history in the MPSF.
| Year | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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| 2023 |
vs Concordia University Irvine @ Stanford W, 3-1 |
at Stanford L, 3-2 |
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| 2022 |
@ No. 3 Pepperdine L, 2-3 |
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| 2021 | bye | vs. GCU @ home W, 3-0 | vs. Pepp @ home W, 3-0 |
| 2020* | Tournament Cancelled | Tournament Cancelled | Tournament Cancelled |
| 2019 |
vs. Pepperdine |
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| 2018 | bye | vs. USC @ home W, 3-0 |
vs. UCLA @ home W, 3-1 |
| 2017 | vs. Stanford @ home W, 3-0 |
vs. Hawai'i @ Long Beach, CA L, 0-3 |
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| 2016 | vs. UC Irvine @ home W, 3-0 |
vs. UCSB @ home W, 3-2 |
vs. UCLA @ home W, 3-1 |
| 2015 |
vs. USC |
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| 2014 | vs. USC @ home W, 3-0 |
vs. UCSB @ home W, 3-0 |
vs. Stanford @ home W, 3-0 |
| 2013 | vs. Hawai'i @ home W, 3-2 |
vs. UCLA @ home W, 3-2 |
vs. Long Beach State @ home W, 3-0 |
| 2012 | vs. Long Beach State @ home W, 3-2 |
vs. Stanford @ Los Angeles, CA L, 1-3 |
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| 2011 | vs. UCSB @ home L, 1-3 |
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| 2010 | vs. UCLA @ home W, 3-1 |
vs. CSUN @ Northridge, CA L, 2-3 |
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| 2009 | vs. CSUN @ Northridge, CA L, 1-3 |
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| 2008 | vs. UC Irvine @ home W, 3-1 |
vs. CSUN @ Northridge, CA W, 3-0 |
vs. Pepperdine @ Malibu, CA L, 2-3 |
| 2007 | vs. CSUN @ home W, 3-0 |
vs. UC Irvine @ neutral L, 2-3 |
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| 2006 | vs. Long Beach State @ Long Beach, CA L, 1-3 |
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| 2005 | vs. UCSB @ home L, 2-3 |
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| 2004 | vs. UC Irvine @ home W, 3-0 |
vs. Pepperdine @ home W, 3-2 |
vs. Long Beach State @ home W, 3-1 |
| 2003 | vs. CSUN @ home W, 3-1 |
vs. Hawaii @ Honolulu, HI W, 3-0 |
vs. Pepperdine @ Malibu, CA W, 3-2 |
| 2002 | vs. Stanford @ home W, 3-2 |
vs. Pepperdine @ Malibu, CA L, 1-3 |
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| 2001 | vs. UC Irvine @ home W, 3-1 |
vs. Hawaii @ Honolulu, HI L, 1-3 |
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| 2000 | vs. UCLA @ Los Angeles, CA L, 0-3 |
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| 1999 | vs. Hawaii @ home W, 3-0 |
vs. Pacific @ home W, 3-0 |
vs. USC @ home W, 3-1 |
| 1998 | vs. Long Beach State @ Long Beach, CA L, 1-3 |
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| 1997 | vs. Hawaii @ home W, 3-2 |
vs. Stanford @ Stanford, CA L, 0-3 |
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| 1996 | DNC | ||
| 1995 | vs. Stanford @ Stanford, CA W, 3-2 |
vs. UCLA @ Los Angeles, CA L, 0-3 |
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| 1994 | vs. Hawaii @ neutral W, 3-1 |
vs. USC @ neutral W, 3-0 |
vs. Stanford @ neutral L, 1-3 |
| 1993 | vs. Long Beach State @ neutral L, 30-3 |
