1987 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1987 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament was held from May 15 through May 18 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, TX.

1987 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (7th title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (7th title)
MVP,
1987 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Texas ‍†‍‡‍y 18–3 .857  61–11 .847
No. 5 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 17–4 .810  51–16 .761
No. 13 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 14–7 .667  44–22 .667
No. 14 Houston ‍‍‍y 11–10 .524  40–24 .625
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9–12 .429  38–15 .717
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 7–14 .333  21–28 .429
Rice ‍‍‍ 5–16 .238  23–23 .500
TCU ‍‍‍ 4–17 .190  24–35 .407
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1987[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3-0 to win the team's 7th 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
18
3
.857
-
61
11
.847
1
2
Arkansas
17
4
.810
1
51
16
.761
2
3
Texas A&M
14
7
.667
4
44
22
.667
3
4
Houston
11
10
.524
7
40
24
.625
4
5
Baylor
9
12
.429
9
38
15
.717
-
6
Texas Tech
7
14
.333
11
21
28
.429
-
7
Rice
5
16
.238
13
23
23
.500
-
8
TCU
4
17
.190
14
24
35
.407
-

Tournament
  First Round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Texas 4  
4 Houston 3  
  1 Texas 10  
  2 Arkansas 3  
2 Arkansas 4
3 Texas A&M 3  
  1 Texas 3 -
  2 Arkansas 2 -
4 Houston 11  
3 Texas A&M 7  
  2 Arkansas 14
  4 Houston 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 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. "2019 Houston Baseball Records Book" (PDF). Houston Courgars. pp. 57–60. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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