1988 Southwest Conference baseball tournament


The 1988 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 19 through 22 at George Cole Field on the campus of The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR.

1988 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (8th title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (8th title)
1988 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Texas ‍y 18 2   .900 58 11   .841
No. 11 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 17 4   .810 52 15   .776
Arkansas ‍‍‍y 12 9   .571 39 23   .629
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 25 31   .446
TCU ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 27 32   .458
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 7 14   .333 34 25   .576
Houston ‍‍‍ 6 14   .300 33 22   .600
Rice ‍‍‍ 6 15   .286 31 28   .525
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 4–1 to win the team's 8th 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
2
.900
-
58
11
.841
1
2
Texas A&M
17
4
.810
1.5
52
15
.776
2
3
Arkansas
12
9
.571
6.5
39
23
.629
3
4
Baylor
9
12
.429
9.5
25
31
.446
4
5
TCU
8
13
.381
10.5
27
32
.458
-
6
Texas Tech
7
14
.333
11.5
34
25
.576
-
7
Houston
6
14
.300
12
33
22
.600
-
8
Rice
6
15
.286
12.5
31
28
.525
-

Tournament

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Texas2
4Baylor4
4Baylor1
2Texas A&M6
2Texas A&M4
3Arkansas3
2Texas A&M07
1Texas1012
Lower round 1Lower final
4Baylor5
1Texas71Texas8
3Arkansas1

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 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.