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Collegiate baseball tournament
1980 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (2nd title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (2nd title)
1980 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Texas ‍†‍‡‍ 18 – 6   .750 53 – 13   .803
No. 28 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 17 – 6   .739 38 – 14   .731
No. 19 Arkansas ‍‍‍ 15 – 8   .652 44 – 22   .667
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 28 – 23   .549
Baylor ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 25 – 19   .568
Rice ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 14 – 29   .326
TCU ‍‍‍ 7 – 14   .333 19 – 28   .404
SMU ‍‍‍ 7 – 15   .318 21 – 22   .488
Houston ‍‍‍ 6 – 17   .261 17 – 28   .378
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1980
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1980 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 17 through 20 at Olsen Field on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–1 to win the team's second SWC tournament under head coach Cliff Gustafson.

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 18 6 .750 - 53 13 .803 1
2 Texas A&M 17 6 .739 0.5 38 14 .731 2
3 Arkansas 15 8 .652 2.5 44 22 .667 3
4 Texas Tech 14 10 .583 4 28 23 .549 4
5 Baylor 12 12 .500 6 25 19 .568 -
6 Rice 8 16 .333 10 14 29 .326 -
7 TCU 7 14 .333 9.5 19 28 .404 -
8 SMU 7 15 .318 10 21 22 .488 -
9 Houston 6 17 .261 11.5 17 28 .378 -

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Texas9
4Texas Tech2
1Texas6
3Arkansas4
2Texas A&M10
3Arkansas19
1Texas79
3Arkansas84
Lower round 1Lower final
3Arkansas6
4Texas Tech84Texas Tech5
2Texas A&M5

References

  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 Texas Tech Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech Red Raiders. pp. 129–135. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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