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 May 20 at Olsen Field on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, TX.

1980 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (2nd title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (2nd title)
MVP,
1980 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 2nd 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
  First Round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Texas 9  
4 Texas Tech 2  
  1 Texas 6  
  3 Arkansas 4  
2 Texas A&M 10
3 Arkansas 19  
  1 Texas 7 9
  3 Arkansas 8 4
4 Texas Tech 8  
2 Texas A&M 5  
  3 Arkansas 6
  4 Texas Tech 5  

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.
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