1981 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

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 May 17 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, TX.

1981 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (3rd title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (3rd title)
MVP,
1981 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3-0 to win the team's 3rd 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 Round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Texas 7 (20)  
4 Rice 6  
  1 Texas 9  
  3 Houston 3  
2 Arkansas 2
3 Houston 7  
  1 Texas 11 -
  2 Arkansas 1 -
4 Rice 4  
2 Arkansas 5  
  3 Houston 3
  2 Arkansas 9  

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.
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