1983 Southwest Conference baseball tournament


The 1983 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 13 through 16 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, Texas.

1983 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (5th title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (5th title)
1983 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Texas  ‍y 18 3   .857 66 14   .825
No. 24 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 13 8   .619 44 21   .677
Houston  ‍‍‍ 13 8   .619 43 15   .741
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 8 7   .533 20 9   .690
Rice  ‍‍‍ 2 11   .154 9 12   .429
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 18 23   .439
TCU  ‍‍‍ 6 15   .286 26 25   .510
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 4 17   .190 24 21   .533
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1983[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–1 to win the team's 5th 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
18
3
.857
-
66
14
.825
1
2
Arkansas
13
8
.619
5
44
21
.677
2
3
Houston
13
8
.619
5
43
15
.741
3
4
Rice
11
10
.524
7
36
16
.692
4
5
Baylor
11
0
1.000
2
26
22
.542
-
6
Texas Tech
8
13
.381
10
18
23
.439
-
7
TCU
6
15
.286
12
26
25
.510
-
8
Texas A&M
4
17
.190
14
24
21
.533
-

Tournament

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Texas4
4Rice3
1Texas9
2Arkansas2
2Arkansas4
3Houston3
1Texas414
2Arkansas50
Lower round 1Lower final
2Arkansas9
4Rice23Houston7
3Houston4

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1950". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  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.