1984 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1984 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament was held from May 11 through May 13 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, TX.

1984 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (6th title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (6th title)
MVP,
1984 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Texas  ‍†‍‡‍y 16–5 .762  60–14 .811
Rice  ‍‍‍ 13–8 .619  41–14 .745
No. 19 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 13–8 .619  41–21 .661
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 12–9 .571  40–16 .714
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 9–12 .429  26–23 .531
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9–12 .429  33–22 .600
Houston  ‍‍‍ 6–15 .286  32–33 .492
TCU  ‍‍‍ 6–15 .286  25–22 .532
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–0 to win the team's 6th 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
-
60
14
.811
1
2
Rice
13
8
.619
3
41
14
.745
2
3
Texas A&M
13
8
.619
3
41
21
.661
3
4
Arkansas
12
9
.571
4
40
16
.714
4
5
Baylor
9
12
.429
7
26
23
.531
-
6
Texas Tech
9
12
.429
7
33
22
.600
-
7
Houston
6
15
.286
10
32
23
.582
-
8
TCU
6
15
.286
10
25
22
.532
-

Tournament
  First Round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Texas 8  
4 Arkansas 1  
  1 Texas 15  
  3 Texas A&M 4  
2 Rice 2
3 Texas A&M 6  
  1 Texas 9 -
  3 Texas A&M 5 -
4 Arkansas 1  
2 Rice 8  
  3 Texas A&M 6
  2 Rice 5  

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1984". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  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. "2017 Rice Owls Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 87–88. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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