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 Mens 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. Onteam 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
Easter
n 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
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
 
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
2015   DNC  
2014   vs. Stanford @ Chicago, Ill.
L, 2-3
 
2013   vs. Penn State @ Los Angeles, Calif.
W, 3-0
vs. UC Irvine @ Los Angeles, Calif.
L, 0-3
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
2003   vs. Penn State @ University Park, Pa.
W, 3-1
vs. Lewis @ Romeoville, Ill.
L, 2-3
2002   DNC  
2001   vs. Penn State @ University Park, Pa.
W, 3-1
vs. UCLA @ Los Angeles, Calif.
W, 3-0
2000   DNC  
1999   vs. Penn State @ Los Angeles, Calif.
W, 3-1
vs. Long Beach State @ Los Angeles, Calif.
W, 3-0
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

NCAA All-Tournament Teams & MVP
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
2023

vs Concordia University Irvine @ Stanford

W, 3-1

at Stanford

L, 3-2

 
2022

@ No. 3 Pepperdine

L, 2-3

   
2021 bye vs. GCU @ home W, 3-0 vs. Pepp @ home W, 3-0
2020* Tournament Cancelled Tournament Cancelled Tournament Cancelled
2019

vs. Pepperdine
@ Malibu, CA
L, 0-3

   
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
 
2016 vs. UC Irvine
@ home
W, 3-0
vs. UCSB
@ home
W, 3-2
vs. UCLA
@ home
W, 3-1
2015

vs. USC
@ Los Angeles, CA
L, 2-3

   
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
 
2011 vs. UCSB
@ home
L, 1-3
   
2010 vs. UCLA
@ home
W, 3-1
vs. CSUN
@ Northridge, CA
L, 2-3
 
2009 vs. CSUN
@ Northridge, CA
L, 1-3
   
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
 
2006 vs. Long Beach State
@ Long Beach, CA
L, 1-3
   
2005 vs. UCSB
@ home
L, 2-3
   
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
 
2001 vs. UC Irvine
@ home
W, 3-1
vs. Hawaii
@ Honolulu, HI
L, 1-3
 
2000 vs. UCLA
@ Los Angeles, CA
L, 0-3
   
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
   
1997 vs. Hawaii
@ home
W, 3-2
vs. Stanford
@ Stanford, CA
L, 0-3
 
1996 DNC    
1995 vs. Stanford
@ Stanford, CA
W, 3-2
vs. UCLA
@ Los Angeles, CA
L, 0-3
 
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