AUBURN, Ala. – The countdown to the 2023 Auburn Volleyball season is on. Head coach Brent Crouch announced the Tigers' schedule on Wednesday.
Fans will get their first look at the 2023 edition of the Volleyball squad on August 18 with the Orange and Blue Scrimmage. First serve is set for 6 p.m. CT inside Neville Arena and admission is free.
Two days later (Aug. 19), Crouch's squad will get one final tune-up on the road in Atlanta against Georgia Tech.
Auburn's march towards a second straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament officially commences on August 25, as the Tigers host Jacksonville State, Coppin State and McNeese State for the War Eagle Invitational. The Orange and Blue will match up against Coppin State on Aug. 25 and take on McNeese State and Jacksonville State on Aug. 26.
The first true road test for Auburn comes in Tallahassee, Florida, Sept. 2-3 with matches against both the Seminoles and SMU Mustangs.
Neville Arena plays host for a non-conference tournament for the second time Sept. 7-9, with Mercer, Middle Tennessee State and Charleston Southern all in town. Auburn will play MTSU on Sept. 7, Charleston Southern on Sept. 8 and round out the weekend with Mercer on Sept. 9.
Crouch and Co. complete their non-conference portion of 2023 in Mobile, Alabama Sept. 14-16. Matches against host South Alabama, UAB and Samford get the Tigers pointed toward SEC play the following weekend.
It's back to the regularly scheduled programming for matches among the Southeastern Conference and Auburn begins its slate at home on the Plains with matches against Florida (Sept. 22) and Ole Miss (Sept. 24).
A bout with Arkansas on the road (Sept. 27) and a home match with Georgia (Oct. 1) will be followed by three straight road contests against Florida (Oct. 6), South Carolina (Oct. 8) and Tennessee (Oct. 13). Missouri (Oct. 20) and South Carolina (Oct. 22) each return to the Plains before the Tigers embark on another three-game road trip at Georgia (Oct. 27), Alabama (Oct. 29) and Texas A&M (Nov. 5).
Kentucky rolls into Neville Arena for a midweek contest on Nov. 8 before Auburn heads on the road for the final time against Missouri (Nov. 12) and Mississippi State (Nov. 15).
The 2023 regular season concludes with three consecutive home matches versus LSU (Nov. 19), Alabama (Nov. 22) and Arkansas (Nov. 24).
The 2023 NCAA National Championship is scheduled for Dec. 14-16 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Dates and locations for the first and second rounds of postseason play as well as regional championships will be announced later by the NCAA.
TV broadcast information will be released closer to the start of the season.