1982 Southwest Conference baseball tournament

1982 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Texas ‍y 12 4   .750 59 6   .908
No. 21 Houston ‍‍‍y 13 6   .684 42 14   .750
Arkansas ‍‍‍ 13 8   .619 40 15   .727
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 10 10   .500 33 19   .635
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 21 22   .488
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 25 22   .532
Rice ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 34 23   .596
TCU ‍‍‍ 4 15   .211 16 25   .390
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1982 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 14 through 16 at Olsen Field on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

1982 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (4th title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (4th title)

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–0 to win the team's fourth 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
12
4
.750
-
59
6
.908
1
2
Houston
13
6
.684
0.5
42
14
.750
2
3
Arkansas
13
8
.619
1.5
40
15
.727
3
4
Texas A&M
10
10
.500
4
33
19
.635
4
5
Texas Tech
9
12
.429
5.5
21
22
.488
-
6
Baylor
9
12
.429
5.5
25
22
.532
-
7
Rice
8
13
.381
6.5
34
23
.596
-
8
TCU
4
15
.211
9.5
16
25
.390
-

Tournament

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Texas12
4Texas A&M7
1Texas8
3Arkansas0
2Houston6
3Arkansas9
1Texas10
2Houston5
Lower round 1Lower final
3Arkansas8
4Texas A&M62Houston9
2Houston13

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 Houston Baseball Records Book" (PDF). Houston Courgars. pp. 57–60. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.