The 1986 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 16 through 19 at Olsen Field on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.
Teams | 4 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Texas A&M (1st title) |
Winning coach | Mark Johnson (1st title) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Texas †y | 16 | – | 5 | .762 | 51 | – | 14 | .785 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Texas A&M ‡y | 16 | – | 5 | .762 | 45 | – | 23 | .662 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Arkansas y | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | 43 | – | 17 | .717 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 12 | – | 9 | .571 | 40 | – | 22 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | 35 | – | 23 | .603 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 7 | – | 14 | .333 | 34 | – | 25 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 5 | – | 16 | .238 | 34 | – | 26 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 5 | – | 16 | .238 | 31 | – | 29 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1986[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
Due to rain delays, the loser's bracket and semifinal games were canceled, resulting in the winners of the first round games advancing directly to the finals.
The number 2 seed Texas A&M Aggies went 3–0 to win the team's first SWC tournament under head coach Mark Johnson.[2]
Format and seeding
editThe 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 | |||||
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W | L | % | GB | W | L | % | |||
1 |
Texas | 16 |
5 |
.762 | - |
51 |
14 |
.785 | 1
|
2 |
Texas A&M | 16 |
5 |
.762 | 0 |
45 |
23 |
.662 | 2
|
3 |
Arkansas | 15 |
6 |
.714 | 1 |
43 |
17 |
.717 | 3
|
4 |
Baylor | 12 |
9 |
.571 | 4 |
40 |
22 |
.645 | 4
|
5 |
Houston | 8 |
13 |
.381 | 8 |
35 |
23 |
.603 | -
|
6 |
Texas Tech | 7 |
14 |
.333 | 9 |
34 |
25 |
.576 | -
|
7 |
Rice | 5 |
16 |
.238 | 11 |
34 |
26 |
.567 | -
|
8 |
TCU | 5 |
16 |
.238 | 11 |
31 |
29 |
.517 | -
|
Tournament
editUpper round 1 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 5 | ||||||||||||
4 | Baylor | 13 | ||||||||||||
Canceled | ||||||||||||||
2 | Texas A&M | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Arkansas | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Baylor | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||
2 | Texas A&M | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
Canceled | ||||||||||||||
Canceled | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 39–40. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.