The 2026 UCLA Bruins men's volleyball team is the varsity intercollegiate volleyball program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The Bruins, led by head coach John Hawks, play their home matches in Pauley Pavilion located on campus in Los Angeles, California. UCLA has been a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) since the conference's inception for the 1993 season. UCLA began the season ranked No. 1 in the AVCA preseason coaches poll. The 2026 season marks the first year in which the NCAA men's volleyball tournament will feature twelve teams, expanded to reflect the sport's continued growth.

Previous season In 2025, the Bruins finished the season with a 22-7 overall record and a 10-2 record in the MPSF conference, and finished first in the conference standings. The Bruins lost to the Pepperdine Waves in the 2025 MPSF tournament semifinals in five sets. The team still received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, looking to a third national championship. The Bruins ended the season with a three straight set loss to the Long Beach State Beach in the national championship match.

Preseason Source:

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

MPSF Coaches' Poll 1 75 (4)T-2 74 (4) 74 (2)4 545 526 377 318 269 1810 13

Roster Source(s): 1Cameron ThorneMB6'4"Sr.Hollywood, Fla.2Jaidin RussellOPP6'5"Jr.Newton, Mass.3Luca CurciOH6'3"Jr.Newport Beach, Calif.4Brogan GlennL6'0"Fr.Newport Beach, Calif.5Caleb SappOPP6'8"So.Upland, Calif.6Spencer GravesMB6'5"So.Pacific Palisades, Calif.7Andrew RowanS6'6"Sr.Trabuco Canyon, Calif.8Micah Wong DialloMB6'9"Jr.Los Angeles, Calif.9Trent TaliaferroS6'5"So.Redondo Beach, Calif.10Filippos ChrysotomouOH6'6"Fr.Larnaca, Cyprus12Sean KellyOH6'7"So.Manhattan Beach, Calif.13Matthew ThorntonL6'1"Jr.Dana Point, Calif15Christopher HershMB6'9"R-Jr.Cupertino, Calif.19David DeckerOPP6'9"R-Jr.Winston-Salem, N.C.20Grayson BradfordOPP/OH6'10"Fr.Manhattan Beach, Calif.21Zach RamaOH6'8"So.Phoenix, Ariz.23Rafael UrbinaS6'3"Fr.Broomfield, Colo.24Marek TurnerOH6'3"Fr.Long Beach, Calif.28Christopher ConnellyL5'9"R-Jr.Naples, Fla.

Coaches Head CoachJohn Hawks2ndAssociate Head CoachMilan Zarkovic1stAssistant coach 1Lindsey Brown2ndAssistant coach 2Alex Knight1st

Schedule Source: Jan. 9 7:00 pmB1G+No. 15 McKendreeNo. 1Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CAW, 3-025-16 25-18 25-228001-00-0Jan. 11 5:00 pmB1G+Concordia MPSFNo. 1Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CAW, 3-025-13 25-20 25-176812-01-0 Jan. 17 6:00 pmESPN+No. 16 Ball StateNo. 1Phoenix Convention Center Phoenix, AZW, 3-122-25 26-24 26-24 25-2022003-02-0Jan. 18 6:00 pmESPNUNo. 6 Loyola ChicagoNo. 1Phoenix Convention Center Phoenix, AZW, 3-025-23 25-19 26-2422004-02-0Jan 22 7:00 pmB1G+Fort Valley StateNo. 1Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CAW, 3-025-21 25-17 25-155155-02-0Jan. 23 7:00 pmESPN+@ No. 11 UC San DiegoNo. 1LionTree Arena La Jolla, CAW, 3-025-21 25-21 28-2625406-02-0Jan. 27 7:00 pmB1G+Vanguard MPSFNo.1Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CAW, 3-025-17 25-21 25-204347-02-0Jan. 29 7:00 pmBTNOhio StateNo. 1Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CAW, 3-025-21 48-46 25-2010568-03-0Feb. 6 7:00 pmESPN+@ No.2 Long Beach StateNo. 1Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CAW, 3-216-25 22-25 25-22 25-19 15-1042529-03-0Feb. 7 7:00 pmB1G+@ Vanguard MPSFNo. 1Freed Center Cost Mesa, CAW, 3-025-18 25-20 25-1730710-03-0Feb. 13 7:00 pmB1G+No. 17 CSUNNo. 1Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CAW, 3-025-18 25-20 25-22105711-04-0Feb. 20 7:00 pmB1G+No. 2 Long Beach StateNo. 1Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CAW, 3-125-15 23-25 27-25 26-24484212-04-0Feb. 25 7:00 pmESPN+@ No. 12 UC Santa BarbaraNo. 1Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CAW, 3-025-23 28-26 32-30159513-04-0Feb. 27 7:00 pmNot Televised@ No. 4 UC IrvineNo. 1Bren Events Center Irvine, CAW, 3-225-22 20-25 28-30 25-22 15-11413314-04-0Mar. 3 7:00 pmBTN@ No. 5 USC MPSFNo. 1Galen Center Los Angeles, CAW, 3-221-25 25-23 22-25 30-28 15-9273315-04-0Mar. 6 7:00 pmB1G+No. 5 USC MPSFNo. 1Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CAW, 3-125-22 23-25 25-15 25-19537316-05-0 Mar. 12 7:00 pmSPECNo. 14 LewisNo. 1Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-025-22 25–23

25-19—17-05-0Mar. 13 7:00 pmSPECMount OliveNo. 1Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HICancelled17-05-0Mar. 14 7:00SPEC@ No. 3 HawaiiNo. 1Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-025-18 25-20 30-281030018-05-0 Mar. 27 6:00 pm@ No. 14 StanfordNo. 1Maples Pavilion Stanford, CAW, 3-025-17 25-23 25-201347 19-06-0Mar. 28 6:00 pm@ No. 14 StanfordNo. 1Maples Pavilion Stanford, CAW, 3-025-21 25-22 25-211612 20-0 7-0Apr. 2 6:00 pmB1G+@ No. 6 PepperdineNo. 1Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CAL, 2-325-23 29-31 22-25 25-18 13-151278 20-1 7-1Apr. 4 5:00 pmB1G+No. 6 PepperdineNo. 1Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CAW, 3-127-29 25-16

25-17

25-222150 21-1 8-1Apr. 9 6:00 pmB1G+@ UC MercedNo. 1Greg and Cathie Hostetler Court Merced, CAW, 3-025-15 25-21 25-17270 22-1 9-1Apr. 10 6:00 pmB1G+@ UC MercedNo. 1Greg and Cathie Hostetler Court Merced, CAW, 3-123-25 25-19 25-21 25-19— 23-1 10-1Apr. 12 2:00 pmB1G+@ MenloNo. 1Haynes-Prim Pavilion Atherton, CAW, 3-025-23 25-16 25-1623024-111-1Apr. 16 7:00 pmB1G+No. 8 BYUNo. 1Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CAW, 3-125-14 17-25 25-17 25-18142625-112-1Apr. 18 5:00 pmB1G+No. 8 BYUNo. 1Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CAW, 3-121-25 25-17 25-23 27-251541 26-1 13-1 Apr 22 4:00 pmB1G+(8) Concordia (Quarterfinals)No. 1 (1)Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-025-23 25-15 25-1947227-1—Apr 23 6:30 pmB1G+(4) No. 8 BYU (Semifinals)No. 1 (1)Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-120-25 25-19 25-17 25-18220428-1—Apr. 5 6:00 pmBTN(3) No. 6 USC (Finals)No. 1 (1)Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-125-23 22-25 28-26 26-24140229-1— May 2 5:00 pmESPN+No. 6 UC Irvine(8)No. 1Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CAL, 2–3(23–25, 25–19, 23–25, 25–19, 14–16)167329–2— Time: Pacific Standard Time

Rankings Source: +WeeksPollPre12345678910111213141516FinalAVCA1111111111111111

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