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

1981 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (3rd title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (3rd title)
1981 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 third SWC tournament under head coach Cliff Gustafson.[2]

Format and seeding

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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

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First roundSemifinalsFinals
1Texas7
4Rice620
1Texas9
3Houston3
2Arkansas2
3Houston7
1Texas11–
2Arkansas1–
Lower round 1Lower final
3Houston3
4Rice42Arkansas9
2Arkansas5

References

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  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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