The 2026 UC San Diego Triton's men's volleyball team is the varsity intercollegiate volleyball program of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). The Tritons, led by head coach Brad Rostratter, home game in the LionTree Arena located on the campus in La Jolla, California. UC San Diego has been a member of the Big West Conference since its transition to NCAA Division I athletics after accepting an invitation in 2017, with the men's volleyball team beginning conference play in 2018. UC San Diego began the season ranked No. 14 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 The Tritons finished the 2025 season 18-12, going 3–7 in Big West play and finished fourth in the conference. In the 2025 Big West Tournament, the Tritons ended their season with a three straight set loss to the Long Beach State Beach.
Preseason Source:
Both the preseason All-Big West team, and the Big West Coaches' Poll were released on December 29, 2025. UC San Diego was picked to finish tied for 4 along with Cal State Northridge and UC Santa Barbara. UC San Diego did not have any players make the preseason team.
Big West Coaches' Poll 1 24 (4) 2 22 (2) 3 17T-4 9
Roster Source: 1Luke ChandlerR-Sr.6'6"R-Sr.Newport Beach, Calif.2Cameron WurlS6'7"R-Jr.San Diego, Calif.4Tyler StewartS6'4"So.Broomfield, Colo.5Evan BoyleL6'0"R-Jr.La Crescenta, Calif.6Leo PravednikovOH6'5"R-Jr.Long Beach, Calif.7Ethan HornyakMB6'5"Jr.San Diego, Calif.8Aiden PowellOH6'2"R-So.Laguna Hills, Calif.9Leo WiemeltMB6'8"Jr.La Grange, Ill.11John LuersS6'2"R-Sr.Lebanon, Ohio12Josh EwertOH6'4"R-Jr.Moraga, Calif.13Kieran DumainOH6'4"FAliso Viejo, Calif.14Jim GarrisonMB6'9"R-Sr.Austin, Texas15Will BarteltOH6'5"Fr.San Diego, Calif.16Michael RobertsonOPP6'7"R-Jr.Westchester, Calif.17Keegan CookL6'0"R-So.Coto de Caza, Calif.22Sebastiano SaniOH6'5"Jr.Bethesda, Md.23Ben WarrenMB6'7"R-Fr.Toronto, Ontario24Peter SelchoMB6'5"R-Sr.Fountain Valley, Calif. Coaches Head CoachBrad Rostratter4thAssistant coach 1Jorge Collazo4thAssistant coach 2Noah Cotterman1st
Schedule Source: Jan. 2 2:00 pmNot TelevisedCalgaryNo. 10Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CAW, 3-225-17 24-26 16-25 25-23 15-12114——Jan. 2 4:30 pmNot TelevisedAlbertaNo. 10Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CAW, 3-025-14 25-23 25-12118——Jan 4 12:30 pmNot TelevisedAlbertaNo. 10The Gold Mine Long Beach, CAW, 3-025-16 25-21 25-150——Jan 4 3 pmNot TelevisedCalgaryNo. 10Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CAW, 3-123-25 25-17 25-21 25-210——Jan. 6 7:00 pmESPN+JessupNo. 10LionTree Arena La Jolla, CAW, 3-125-20 25-22 22-25 25-204111-0—Jan. 9 7:00 pmESPN+DaemenNo. 10LionTree Arena La Jolla, CAW, 3-125-17 21-25 25-18 25-153832-0—Jan 11 7:00 pmRockhurstNo. 10LionTree Arena La Jolla, CAW, 3-025-17 25-20 25-123493-0—Jan. 16 6:00 pmB1G+@ No. 8 BYUNo. 10Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTL, 0-321-25 19-25 19-2542303-1—Jan. 17 6:00 pmB1G+@ No. 8 BYUNo. 10Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTL, 1-313-25 25-16 21-25 33-3543563-2—Jan. 23 7:00 pmESPN+No. 1 UCLANo. 11LionTree Arena La Jolla, CAL, 0-321-25 21-23 26-2825403-3—Jan. 30 5:00 pm@ No. 9 LewisT-11Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, ILW, 3-222-25 23-25 25-23 25-23 15-126934-3—Jan. 31 5:00 pmESPN+@ No. 7 Loyola ChicagoT-11Gentile Arena Chicago, ILL, 1-320-25 25-21 22-25 22-256934-4—Feb. 11 7:00 pmESPN+ConcordiaNo. 10LionTree Arena La Jolla, CAW, 3-025-20 25-16 25-234635-4—Feb. 12 7:00 pm@ ConcordiaNo. 10CU Arena Irvine, CAW, 3-027-25 26-24 25-231476-4—Feb. 16 2:00 pmUC MercedNo. 10LionTree Arena La Jolla, CAW, 3-025-15 25-21 25-154477-4—Feb. 21 7:00 pm@ MenloNo. 10Haynes-Prim Pavilion Atherton, CAW, 3-025-21 25-16 25-171258-4—Feb. 25 7:00 pm@ VanguardNo. 9Freed Center Costa Mesa, CAL, 2-322-25 25-21 21-25 25-23 12-151008-5—Feb. 27 7:00 pmESPN+VanguardNo. 9LionTree Arena La Jolla, CAW, 3-128-26 25-21 24-26 25-234189-5—Mar. 3 7:00 pmESPN+No. 17 CSUN Big WestNo. 11LionTree Arena La Jolla, CAW, 3-025-19 25-17 26-2440010-51-0Mar. 6 7:00ESPN+@ No. 12 UC Santa Barbara Big WestNo. 11Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CAL, 2-322-25 25-21 25-21 20-25 11-1573810-61-1Mar. 9 7:00 pmESPN+PrincetonNo. 12LionTree Arena La Jolla, CAL, 2-319-25 24-26 25-10 25-19 10-15551 10-7 1-1 Mar. 13 6:00 pmESPN+@ No. 17 CSUNNo. 12Matadome Northridge, CAW, 3-218-25 25-19 25-22 21-25 15-13203 11-7 2-1Mar. 27 6:00 pmESPN+@ No. 5 UC IrvineNo. 13Bren Events Center Irvine, CAL, 0-320-25 24-26 27-291016 11-8 2-2Mar. 28 7:00 pmESPN+No. 5 UC IrvineNo. 13LionTree Arena La Jolla, CAL, 2-323-25 25-19 25-23 15-25 23-15924 11-9 2-3Apr. 3 7:00 pmESPN+No. 3 Long Beach StateNo. 13LionTree Arena La Jolla, CAL, 1-325-23 27-29 21-25 20-25958 11-10 2-4Apr. 4 7:00 pmESPN+@ No. 3 Long Beach StateNo. 13Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CAL, 1-322-25 15-25 33-31 27-291841 11-11 2-5Apr. 10 7:00 pmESPN+No. 2 HawaiiNo. 13LionTree Arena La Jolla, CAL, 0-321-25 18-25 21-25117211-12 2-6Apr. 11 7:00 pmESPN+No. 2 HawaiiNo. 13LionTree Arena La Jolla, CAW, 3-125-21 16-25 25-20 25-18175312-123-6Apr. 18 7:00 pmESPN+No. 9 UC Santa BarbaraNo. 11LionTree Arena La Jolla, CAL, 2-3 25-12 29-31 18-25 26-24 9-15102412-133-7 Apr. 23 5:00 pmESPN+(4) No. 9 UC Santa Barbara (Quarterfinals)(5) No. 11Bren Events Center Irvine, CAW, 3-025-19 25-22 25-22— 13-13 —Apr. 24 5:00 pmESPN+(1) No. 2 Hawaii (Semifinals)(5) No. 11Bren Events Center Irvine, CA— Time: Pacific Standard Time
Rankings Source: +WeeksPollPre12345678910111213141516FinalAVCA101011T-1110101091112131313131111
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