1978 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1978 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1978 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament was held from May 12 through May 14 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, TX.

1978 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsBaylor (2nd title)
Winning coachMickey Sullivan (2nd title)
MVP,
1978 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 Texas A&M ‍†‍‍y 19–5 .792  39–16 .709
No. 18 Arkansas ‍‍‍ 18–6 .750  31–13 .705
No. 8 Baylor ‍‍‡‍y 15–9 .625  32–19 .627
No. 13 Houston ‍‍‍ 14–10 .583  30–21 .588
Texas ‍‍‍ 12–12 .500  36–16 .692
SMU ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  25–29 .463
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 8–16 .333  23–25 .479
TCU ‍‍‍ 7–17 .292  18–29 .383
Rice ‍‍‍ 6–18 .250  18–29 .383
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1978[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 3 seed Baylor Bears went 3-0 to win the team's 2nd SWC Tournament under head coach Mickey Sullivan.[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 A&M
19
5
.792
-
39
16
.709
1
2
Arkansas
18
6
.750
1
31
13
.705
2
3
Baylor
15
9
.625
4
32
19
.627
3
4
Houston
14
10
.583
5
30
21
.588
4
5
Texas
12
12
.500
7
36
16
.692
-
6
SMU
9
15
.375
10
25
29
.463
-
7
Texas Tech
8
16
.333
11
23
25
.479
-
8
TCU
7
17
.292
12
18
29
.383
-
9
Rice
6
18
.250
13
18
29
.383
-

Tournament
  First Round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Texas A&M 6  
4 Houston 8  
  4 Houston 4  
  3 Baylor 8  
2 Arkansas 0
3 Baylor 1  
  3 Baylor 11 -
  4 Houston 3 -
1 Texas A&M 5  
2 Arkansas 0  
  4 Houston 17
  1 Texas A&M 10  

References
  1. "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 39–40. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  2. "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  3. "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. "2019 Houston Baseball Records Book" (PDF). Houston Courgars. pp. 57–60. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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