1980 Southwest Conference baseball tournament


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.

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 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

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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

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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

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  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.