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.

YearPlay-In MatchFinal FourChampionship
2023 DNC 
2022 DNC 
2021 vs. Lewis @ Columbus, Ohio W, 3-1vs. Hawaii @ Columbus, Ohio L, 0-3
2020*Tournament CancelledTournament Cancelled Tournament Cancelled
2019 DNC 
2018 vs. UCLA @ Los Angeles, Calif.
L, 1-3
 
2017vs. 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

YearPlayer
1999Ossie Antonetti*
 Ryan Millar
2001Mike Wall*
 Hector Lebron
 Joaquin Acost
2003Rafael Paal
 Jonathan Alleman
2004Carlos Moreno*
 Fernando Pessoa
2013Taylor Sander
 Ben Patch
2016Jake Langlois
 Brenden Sander
2017Brenden 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.

YearQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
2023

vs Concordia University Irvine @ Stanford

W, 3-1

at Stanford

L, 3-2

 
2022

@ No. 3 Pepperdine

L, 2-3

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

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

  
2018byevs. USC
@ home
W, 3-0
vs. UCLA
@ home
W, 3-1
2017vs. Stanford
@ home
W, 3-0
vs. Hawai'i
@ Long Beach, CA
L, 0-3
 
2016vs. 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

  
2014vs. USC
@ home
W, 3-0
vs. UCSB
@ home
W, 3-0
vs. Stanford
@ home
W, 3-0
2013vs. Hawai'i
@ home
W, 3-2
vs. UCLA
@ home
W, 3-2
vs. Long Beach State
@ home
W, 3-0
2012vs. Long Beach State
@ home
W, 3-2
vs. Stanford
@ Los Angeles, CA
L, 1-3
 
2011vs. UCSB
@ home
L, 1-3
  
2010vs. UCLA
@ home
W, 3-1
vs. CSUN
@ Northridge, CA
L, 2-3
 
2009vs. CSUN
@ Northridge, CA
L, 1-3
  
2008vs. UC Irvine
@ home
W, 3-1
vs. CSUN
@ Northridge, CA
W, 3-0
vs. Pepperdine
@ Malibu, CA
L, 2-3
2007vs. CSUN
@ home
W, 3-0
vs. UC Irvine
@ neutral
L, 2-3
 
2006vs. Long Beach State
@ Long Beach, CA
L, 1-3
  
2005vs. UCSB
@ home
L, 2-3
  
2004vs. UC Irvine
@ home
W, 3-0
vs. Pepperdine
@ home
W, 3-2
vs. Long Beach State
@ home
W, 3-1
2003vs. CSUN
@ home
W, 3-1
vs. Hawaii
@ Honolulu, HI
W, 3-0
vs. Pepperdine
@ Malibu, CA
W, 3-2
2002vs. Stanford
@ home
W, 3-2
vs. Pepperdine
@ Malibu, CA
L, 1-3
 
2001vs. UC Irvine
@ home
W, 3-1
vs. Hawaii
@ Honolulu, HI
L, 1-3
 
2000vs. UCLA
@ Los Angeles, CA
L, 0-3
  
1999vs. Hawaii
@ home
W, 3-0
vs. Pacific
@ home
W, 3-0
vs. USC
@ home
W, 3-1
1998vs. Long Beach State
@ Long Beach, CA
L, 1-3
  
1997vs. Hawaii
@ home
W, 3-2
vs. Stanford
@ Stanford, CA
L, 0-3
 
1996DNC  
1995vs. Stanford
@ Stanford, CA
W, 3-2
vs. UCLA
@ Los Angeles, CA
L, 0-3
 
1994vs. Hawaii
@ neutral
W, 3-1
vs. USC
@ neutral
W, 3-0
vs. Stanford
@ neutral
L, 1-3
1993vs. Long Beach State
@ neutral
L, 30-3