The 2026 USC Trojans men's volleyball team is the varsity intercollegiate volleyball program of the University of Southern California (USC). The Trojans, led by head coach Jeff Nygaard, play their home matches in the Galen Center located on campus in Los Angeles, California. The University of Southern California has been a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) since the conference's inception for the 1993 season. USC began the season ranked No. 5 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 Trojans finished the season with a 21-7 overall record and a 8-4 record in the MPSF conference, and finished second in the conference standings. In the 2025 MPSF tournament, the Trojans beat the No. 13 Stanford Cardinals in the semifinals in four sets. The Trojans ended the season with a four set loss to the Pepperdine Waves in the championship match.
Preseason Source:
The preseason MPSF Coaches' Poll was released on December 11, 2025 with the Trojans picked to finish tied for second with the Pepperdine Waves.
MPSF Coaches' Poll 1 75 (4)T-2 74 (4) 74 (2)4 545 526 377 318 269 1810 13
Roster Source: 1Dilon KleinOH6'6"Sr.Pacific Palisades, Calif.2Noah RobertsOH6'8"R-Jr.Seal Beach, Calif.4Brad PanL5'10"Jr.Cupertino, Calif.7Ryan SpragueS6'4"Sr.Manhattan Beach, Calif.8Parker TomkinsonMB7'0"So,Carlsbad, Calif.9Caleb BlanchetteS6'5"Jr.Brentwood, Tenn.10Johnny DykstraL6'2"So.Manhattan Beach, Calif.11Riley HaineOH6'6"R-Jr.Hawai'i Kai, Hawai'i12Sterling FoleyOH6'6"So.Newport Beach, Calif.13Christian ConnellOH6'5"So.San Diego, Calif.15Andrew ChapinS6'4"Fr.Manhattan Beach, Calif.16Wesley SmithMB6'11"Jr.Encinitas, Calif.17Tyler RobinsonMB6'8"So.Manhattan Beach, Calif.18Kale CochranOH6'7"Fr.Roseville, Calif.20Kahale CliniOH6'3"Jr.Honolulu, Hawaii21Jakobi LangeOH6'4"R-So.Hinsdale, Ill.22Eamon RigdonOPP6'6"So.Costa Mesa, Calif.23Cooper KeaneOH6'7"Fr.Manhattan Beach, Calif.24Jack EbertinOH6'6"Jr.Mountain View, Calif.26Nick WaldronMB6'8"Fr.Santa Clarita, Calif.29Thiago ZamprognoMB6'7"Jr.Vitória, Brazil
Coaches Head CoachJeff Nygaard11thAssociate Head Coach 1Rory Prager4thAssistant Coach 1Gary Sato11thAssistant Coach 2Paul Martinez3rd
Schedule Source: Jan. 10 5:00 pmB1G+St. Thomas AquinasNo. 5Galen Center Los Angeles, CAW, 3-025-16 25-15 25-152001-0—Jan. 15 7:00 pmB1G+@ Vanguard MPSFNo. 5Freed Center Costa Mesa, CAW, 3-025-22 25-17 25-142002-01-0Jan. 16 7:00 pmB1G+No. 18 PrincetonNo. 5Galen Center Los Angeles, CAW, 3-125-17 20-25 26-24 25-1811093-01-0Jan. 24 5:00 pmB1G+Fort Valley StateNo. 4Galen Center Los Angeles, CAW, 3-025-14 25-22 25-223104-01-0Jan 30 7:00 pmB1G+No. 13 Ohio StateNo. 4Galen Center Los Angeles, CAW, 3-225-19 21-25 25-27 27-25 15-1113785-01-0Feb. 4 7:00 pmB1G+No. 16 CSUNNo. 4Galen Center Los Angeles, CAW, 3-225-19 25-20 19-25 17-25 15-136496-01-0Feb. 7 5:00 pmESPN+No. 15 UC Santa BarbaraNo. 4Galen Center Los Angeles, CAW, 3-025-21 25-23 25-1611257-01-0Feb. 11 6:00 pmB1G+@ No. 5 UC IrvineNo. 4Bren Events Center Irvine, CAW, 3-224-26 22-25 25-16 25-19 18-1621208-01-0Feb. 13 7:00 pmB1G+No. 5 UC IrvineNo. 4Galen Center Los Angeles, CAL, 1-320-25 23-25 25-23 23-2510638-11-0Mar. 3 7:00 pmB1G+No. 1 UCLA MPSFNo. 5Galen Center Los Angeles, CAL, 2-325-21 23-25 25-22 28-30 9-1527338-21-1Mar. 6 7:00 pmB1G+@ No. 1 UCLA MPSFNo. 5Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CAL, 1-322-25 25-23 15-25 19-2553738-31-2Mar. 12 6:00 pmB1G+@ Concordia MPSFNo. 5CU Arena Irvine, CAW, 3-025-17 25-12 25-182809-32-2Mar. 14 5:00 pmB1G+No. 15 Penn StateNo. 5Galen Center Los Angeles, CAW, 3-025-13 25-14 25-17156710-32-2 Mar. 20 7:00 pmB1G+JessupNo. 4Galen Center Los Angeles, CAW, 3-025-13 25-20 25-1616711-33-2Mar. 21 5:00 pmB1G+JessupNo. 4Galen Center Los Angeles, CAW, 3-027-25 25-16 25-1617312-34-2Mar. 27 7:00 pmB1G+MenloNo. 4Galen Center Los Angeles, CAW, 3-025-14 25-11 25-2068813-35-2Mar. 28 5:00 pmB1G+MenloNo. 4Galen Center Los Angeles, CAW, 3-025-21 25-16 25-1181414-36-2Apr. 3 7:00 pmB1G+No. 14 StanfordNo. 4Galen Center Los Angeles, CAW, 3-025-14 25-21 25-2299015-37-2Apr. 4 5:00 pmB1G+No. 14 StanfordNo. 4Galen Center Los Angeles, CAW, 3-125-21 23-25 25-16 25-17100416-38-2Apr. 10 6:00 pmB1G+@ No. 10 BYUNo. 4Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTL, 1-323-25 25-20 28-30 18-25342916-49-3Apr. 11 7:00 pmB1G Network@ No. 10 BYUNo. 4Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-219-25 29-27 18-25 25-21 25-12425917-49-3Apr. 16 7:00 pmB1G+No. 4 PepperdineNo. 6Galen Center Los Angeles, CAL, 0-321-25 23-25 27-29105317-59-4Apr. 18 6:00 pmB1G+@ No. 4 PepperdineNo. 6Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CAL, 0-320-25 22-25 18-25278017-69-5 Apr. 22 12:30 pmB1G+(6) Vanguard (3) No. 6Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-025-19 25-13 25-2122718-6—Apr. 23 4:00 pmB1G+(2) No. 4 Pepperdine(3) No. 6Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT— Time: Pacific Standard Time
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