Taking a team off its high horse is hard enough – let alone the No. 1 team in the nation.
With a two-game winning streak in the books, there is much to anticipate in the Bruins’ first regular-season tournament.

This post was updated Jan. 13 at 10:45 p.m.
The only thing worse than losing might be finishing second.
But with last season’s national championship loss in the rearview mirror, all sights are now set on the 2026 campaign.

After watching a three-peat championship slip away last spring, redemption hangs in the air.
But the Bruins are stepping back onto the court with something to prove.

This post was updated Jan. 8 at 11:08 p.m.
No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball is just days away from opening its 2026 campaign, and after another deep NCAA tournament run, the Bruins enter the new season at a moment of transition.

Men’s volleyball is growing.
Whether it be the addition of two new teams – Jessup University and UC Merced – to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in 2026 and another – Pacific – in 2027 or the expansion of the NCAA tournament from 10 to 12 teams, the sport has witnessed unprecedented growth in the last year.

UCLA has a long history of athletes returning to Westwood to coach their alma mater – DeShaun Foster, Kelly Inouye-Perez and Adam Wright, just to name a few.

This post was updated Aug. 23 at 6:28 p.m.
UCLA Athletics is no longer the new fish in the pond. After its inaugural year in the Big Ten, UCLA made its name known, winning four Big Ten tournament championships.