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Collegiate baseball tournament
1977 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsBaylor (1st title)
Winning coachMickey Sullivan (1st title)
1977 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 16 Texas A&M  ‍†‍‍ 18 – 4 – 0   .818 37 – 16 – 0   .698
No. 18 Texas  ‍‍‍ 17 – 7 – 0   .708 53 – 9 – 0   .855
No. 7 Baylor  ‍‍‡‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 43 – 15 – 0   .741
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 33 – 18 – 0   .647
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 25 – 24 – 0   .510
Houston  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12 – 1   .479 27 – 17 – 1   .611
Texas Christian  ‍‍‍ 9 – 13 – 1   .413 22 – 22 – 1   .500
Rice  ‍‍‍ 7 – 15 – 0   .318 15 – 26 – 0   .366
Southern Methodist  ‍‍‍ 1 – 22 – 0   .043 14 – 33 – 0   .298
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1977
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1977 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1977 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 19 through 22 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, Texas.

The number 3 seed Baylor Bears went 3–0 to win the team's first SWC tournament under head coach Mickey Sullivan.

Format and seeding

The tournament featured the top four finishers of the SWC's 9 teams in a double-elimination tournament.

Place Team Conference Overall Seed
W L % GB W L %
1 Texas A&M 18 4 .818 - 37 16 .698 1
2 Texas 17 7 .708 2 53 9 .855 2
3 Baylor 15 9 .625 4 43 15 .741 3
4 Arkansas 14 10 .583 5 33 18 .647 4
5 Texas Tech 12 12 .500 7 25 24 .510 -
6 Houston 11 12 .478 7.5 27 17 .614 -
7 TCU 9 13 .409 9 22 22 .500 -
8 Rice 7 15 .318 11 15 26 .366 -
9 SMU 1 22 .043 17.5 14 33 .298 -

Tournament

First roundSemifinalsFinals
1Texas A&M5
4Arkansas2
1Texas A&M1
3Baylor2
2Texas2
3Baylor3
3Baylor7–
2Texas0–
Lower round 1Lower final
1Texas A&M5
4Arkansas12Texas9
2Texas8

References

  1. "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  2. "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  3. "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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