UTEP volleyball aims high in Mountain West. 2026 schedule

The UTEP volleyball team’s 2026 home opener, it’s first home game since celebrating its 2025 Conference USA championship, is at New Mexico State’s tournament.

In an interesting scheduling twist, UTEP hosts New Mexico State at Memorial Gym on Aug. 30 as part of the Aggies’ “home” tournament, then the Miners return the favor when they travel to Las Cruces for the UTEP’s tournament, the Borderland Classic.

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Before that, UTEP opens with an exhibition match at Arizona State on Saturday, Aug. 15, against a Sun Devil team that finished 2025 ranked 12th nationally. UTEP plays its first Mountain West game on Friday, Sept. 25, at Wyoming.

Aug. 15 at Arizona State, 2 p.m. (exhibition)

Aug. 22 at Texas Tech, 10 a.m. (exhibition)

NEW MEXICO STATE TOURNAMENT

Aug. 29 vs. Tulsa (at Las Cruces), 3 p.m.

Aug. 30 vs. New Mexico State (Memorial Gym), 6 p.m.

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SOUTHWEST SHOWDOWN IN CORPUS CHRISTI

Sept. 3 vs. Texas State, 4 p.m.

Sept. 4 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 5 vs. UT-Rio Grande Valley, 10 a.m.

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BORDERLAND CLASSIC AT MEMORIAL GYM

Sept. 10 at New Mexico State (Las Cruces), 6 p.m.

Sept. 11 vs. Pacific, 6 p.m.

Sept. 12 vs. UC San Diego

Sept. 16 at TCU, 5 p.m.

BAYLOR TOURNAMENT

Sept. 17 vs. Incarnate Word, 5 p.m.

Sept. 18 at Baylor, 6 p.m.

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Sept. 22 vs. Arizona, 6 p.m.

Sept. 25 at Wyoming, 6:30 p.m.*

Sept. 26 at Wyoming, 6 p.m.*

Oct. 1 vs. UNLV, 6 p.m.*

Oct. 3 vs. UNLV, 1 p.m.*

Oct. 8 at Nevada, 7 p.m.*

Oct. 10 at Nevada, 1 p.m.*

Oct. 15 vs. New Mexico, 6 p.m.*

Oct. 17 at New Mexico, 7 p.m.*

Oct. 22 vs. Air Force, 6 p.m.*

Oct. 24 vs. Air Force, 1 p.m.*

Oct. 29  at San Jose State, 7 p.m.*

Oct. 30 at San Jose State, 7 p.m.*

Nov. 6 vs. UC Davis, 6 p.m.*

Nov. 8 vs. UC Davis, noon*

Nov. 12 at Grand Canyon, 5 p.m.*

Nov. 14 at Grand Canyon, 1 p.m.*

Nov. 18 vs. Hawaii, 6 p.m.*

Nov. 19 vs. Hawaii, 6 p.m.*

Mountain West Tournament*

Nov. 24-25, Las Vegas*

Bret Bloomquist can be reached at [e-mail]; @Bretbloomquist on X.

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