1981 Southwest Conference baseball tournament

1981 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (3rd title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (3rd title)
1981 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 3 Texas ‍†‍‡‍y 16 – 5 – 1   .750 61 – 11 – 0   .847
Arkansas ‍‍‍ 12 – 9 – 0   .571 31 – 21 – 0   .596
Houston ‍‍‍ 11 – 9 – 0   .550 32 – 20 – 0   .615
Rice ‍‍‍ 11 – 10 – 0   .524 34 – 23 – 0   .596
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 10 – 10 – 0   .500 35 – 16 – 0   .686
TCU ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 27 – 19 – 0   .587
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 8 – 13 – 0   .381 26 – 21 – 0   .553
Baylor ‍‍‍ 6 – 15 – 0   .286 21 – 24 – 0   .467
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1981[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1981 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 15 through 17 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, Texas.

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–0 to win the team's third SWC tournament under head coach Cliff Gustafson.[2]

Format and seeding

The tournament featured the top four finishers of the SWC's 8 teams in a double-elimination tournament.[3][4][5][6]

Place Team Conference Overall Seed
W L % GB W L %
1
 Texas
16
5
 .762
-
61
11
 .847
1
2
 Arkansas
12
9
 .571
4
31
21
 .596
2
3
 Houston
11
9
 .550
4.5
32
20
 .615
3
4
 Rice
11
10
 .524
5
34
23
 .596
4
5
 Texas A&M
10
10
 .500
5.5
35
16
 .686
-
6
 TCU
9
12
 .429
7
27
19
 .587
-
7
 Texas Tech
8
13
 .381
8
26
21
 .553
-
8
 Baylor
6
15
 .286
10
21
24
 .467
-

Tournament

First roundSemifinalsFinals
1Texas7
4Rice620
1Texas9
3Houston3
2Arkansas2
3Houston7
1Texas11–
2Arkansas1–
Lower round 1Lower final
3Houston3
4Rice42Arkansas9
2Arkansas5

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 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 Houston Baseball Records Book" (PDF). Houston Courgars. pp. 57–60. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2017 Rice Owls Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 87–88. Retrieved November 20, 2019.