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The best MIVA players from the last 25 years are receiving one more honor for their college men’s volleyball careers.

Off the Block announced Thursday the players selected to the MIVA Quarter-Century Team.

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A former conference foe will return to the Smith Fieldhouse for the first time in four years.

BYU as part of unveiling its 2026 schedule announced it will play an early season two-match home non-conference series against UC San Diego.

This will be the first time the two teams have played each other since the Tritons swept a two-match road series against the Cougars in 2022. Those victories also were UC San Diego’s first wins in the series history and ended a 43-match losing streak to BYU.

BYU finished last season in third place in the MPSF and was ranked in the top 10 of both the national coaches poll and national media poll.

The Cougars will have to replace two All-MPSF starters from last season but in the offseason added transfer outside attacker Trent Moser. Moser with Grand Canyon ended the 2025 season in the top 15 of the MPSF with both a 2.88 kills per game average and a .318 attack percentage.

UC San Diego last season had two victories against top 10 nationally ranked teams and advanced to the Big West Tournament semifinals. Among the starters returning of the Tritons includes libero Keegan Cook who led the Big West with a 2.08 digs per game average in 2025.

This series with UC San Diego will be BYU’s first two of six consecutive matches against the Big West.opponents.

BYU also will have a two-match home series against UC Irvine and a two-match road series at UC Santa Barbara.

2026 BYU schedule

Jan. 9 vs. Saint Francis
Jan. 10 vs. Saint Francis
Jan. 16 vs. UC San Diego
Jan. 17 vs. UC San Diego
Jan. 23 vs. UC Irvine
Jan. 24 vs. UC Irvine
Jan. 29 at UC Santa Barbara
Jan. 30 at UC Santa Barbara
Feb. 6 at Harvard
Feb. 7 at Harvard
Feb. 9 at Merrimack
Feb. 13 vs. Menlo
Feb. 14 vs. Menlo
Feb. 20 vs. Fort Valley State
Feb. 21 vs. Fort Valley State
March 6 at Merced
March 7 at Jessup
March 13 at Stanford
March 14 at Stanford
March 20 vs. Concordia
March 21 vs. Concordia
March 27 vs. Pepperdine
March 28 vs. Pepperdine
April 2 at Vanguard
April 3 at Vanguard
April 10 vs. USC
April 11 vs. USC
April 16 at UCLA
April 18 at UCLA

Jessup for the first time in program history is traveling to the East Coast.

The second-year program as part of releasing its 2026 schedule announced it will play a two-match non-conference road series against NJIT.

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The rematch of the last two NCAA Tournament finals is set.

Long Beach State as part of recently unveiling its 2026 schedule announced it will continue its annual non-conference series against UCLA.

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The two-time defending ConfCarolinas champions will travel in the upcoming season for a showdown between two of the top Division II programs in the nation.

Belmont Abbey as part of unveiling its 2026 schedule announced it will play a road non-conference match against McKendree.

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Two of the winningest programs in college men’s volleyball history are slated to face off against each other for the first time in 15 years.

Ball State as part of unveiling its 2026 schedule on Thursday announced it will play a non-conference match against UCLA.

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The defending ECC champions will be tested right from the start of the season.

St. Thomas Aquinas as part of unveiling its 2026 schedule announced it will open the season with non-conference road matches against Pepperdine and USC.

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The top MIVA outside attackers from the last 25 years have been selected for a new conference honor.

Off the Block announced Friday the outside attacker finalists for the MIVA Quarter-Century Team.

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The top MIVA opposites from the last 25 years have been selected for a new conference honor.

Off the Block announced Thursday the 25 opposite finalists for the MIVA Quarter-Century Team.

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The top MIVA middle attackers from the last 25 years have been selected for a new conference honor.

Off the Block announced Wednesday the 30 middle attacker finalists for the MIVA Quarter-Century Team.

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