1980 Southwest Conference baseball tournament

1980 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (2nd title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (2nd title)
1980 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Texas ‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 6   .750 53 – 13   .803
No. 28 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 17 – 6   .739 38 – 14   .731
No. 19 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 15 – 8   .652 44 – 22   .667
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 28 – 23   .549
Baylor ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 25 – 19   .568
Rice ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 14 – 29   .326
TCU ‍‍‍ 7 – 14   .333 19 – 28   .404
SMU ‍‍‍ 7 – 15   .318 21 – 22   .488
Houston ‍‍‍ 6 – 17   .261 17 – 28   .378
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1980[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1980 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 17 through 20 at Olsen Field on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–1 to win the team's second SWC tournament under head coach Cliff Gustafson.[2]

Format and seeding

The tournament featured the top four finishers of the SWC's 9 teams in a double-elimination tournament.[3][4][5][6]

Place Team Conference Overall Seed
W L % GB W L %
1
 Texas
18
6
 .750
-
53
13
 .803
1
2
 Texas A&M
17
6
 .739
0.5
38
14
 .731
2
3
 Arkansas
15
8
 .652
2.5
44
22
 .667
3
4
 Texas Tech
14
10
 .583
4
28
23
 .549
4
5
 Baylor
12
12
 .500
6
25
19
 .568
-
6
 Rice
8
16
 .333
10
14
29
 .326
-
7
 TCU
7
14
 .333
9.5
19
28
 .404
-
8
 SMU
7
15
 .318
10
21
22
 .488
-
9
 Houston
6
17
 .261
11.5
17
28
 .378
-

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Texas9
4Texas Tech2
1Texas6
3Arkansas4
2Texas A&M10
3Arkansas19
1Texas79
3Arkansas84
Lower round 1Lower final
3Arkansas6
4Texas Tech84Texas Tech5
2Texas A&M5

References

  1. ^ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 39–40. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Texas Tech Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech Red Raiders. pp. 129–135. Retrieved November 20, 2019.