1990 Southwest Conference baseball tournament


The 1990 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 17 through 19 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, Texas.

1990 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (9th title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (9th title)
1990 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 16 5   .762 47 15   .758
No. 13 Texas ‍‍y 15 5   .750 51 17   .750
No. 24 Houston ‍‍‍y 12 9   .571 44 23   .657
Rice ‍‍‍ 11 9   .550 33 29   .532
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 11 10   .524 43 17   .717
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 33 19   .635
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 5 16   .238 31 29   .517
TCU ‍‍‍ 4 17   .190 27 32   .458
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1990[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 2 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–0 to win the team's 9th 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
Arkansas
16
5
.762
-
47
15
.758
1
2
Texas
15
5
.750
0.5
51
17
.750
2
3
Houston
12
9
.571
4
44
23
.657
3
4
Rice
11
9
.550
4.5
33
29
.532
4
5
Texas A&M
11
10
.524
5
43
17
.717
-
6
Baylor
9
12
.429
7
33
19
.635
-
7
Texas Tech
5
16
.238
11
31
29
.517
-
8
TCU
4
17
.190
12
27
32
.458
-

Tournament

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Arkansas7
4Rice5
1Arkansas4
2Texas11
2Texas9
3Houston1
2Texas6
3Houston4
Lower round 1Lower final
1Arkansas1
4Rice03Houston7
3Houston11

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. ^ "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. 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.