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

1984 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (6th title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (6th title)
1984 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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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
-
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

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Texas8
4Arkansas1
1Texas15
3Texas A&M4
2Rice2
3Texas A&M6
1Texas9–
3Texas A&M5–
Lower round 1Lower final
3Texas A&M6
4Arkansas12Rice5
2Rice8

References

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  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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