Scott Smith is the head coach of the University at Buffalo women's volleyball program in Buffalo, New York, entering his eighth season in charge in 2026 after being promoted on April 2, 2019. The 2026 season also marks his 12th year on Buffalo's volleyball staff. He ranks second in program history in Division I wins with 97, trailing only Robert Maxwell's 126 from 1991-98.
Under Smith, Buffalo has produced sustained success in the Mid-American Conference and reached the MAC Tournament in three straight seasons from 2022 through 2024. The Bulls went 16-16 overall and 12-6 in league play in 2024, one year after posting what the school described as its best Division I season. In 2023, Buffalo finished 23-9 overall and 13-5 in the MAC, recorded its first 20-win season since 1995, rose as high as No. 54 in the NCAA RPI, won its first MAC East Division title, earned the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament, and received a bid to the NIVC. In 2022, the Bulls went 19-14, reached the MAC Tournament, defeated Ohio in the quarterfinals, advanced to the semifinals, and earned the first postseason berth of the program's Division I era with an invitation to the NIVC.
