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Collegiate baseball tournament
1987 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (7th title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (7th title)
1987 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Texas ‍†‍‡‍ 18 – 3   .857 61 – 11   .847
No. 5 Arkansas ‍‍‍ 17 – 4   .810 51 – 16   .761
No. 13 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 14 – 7   .667 44 – 22   .667
No. 14 Houston ‍‍‍ 11 – 10   .524 40 – 24   .625
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 38 – 15   .717
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 7 – 14   .333 21 – 28   .429
Rice ‍‍‍ 5 – 16   .238 23 – 23   .500
TCU ‍‍‍ 4 – 17   .190 24 – 35   .407
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1987 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 15 through 18 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, Texas.

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–0 to win the team's 7th SWC tournament under head coach Cliff Gustafson.

Format and seeding

The tournament featured the top four finishers of the SWC's 8 teams in a double-elimination tournament.

Place Team Conference Overall Seed
W L % GB W L %
1 Texas 18 3 .857 - 61 11 .847 1
2 Arkansas 17 4 .810 1 51 16 .761 2
3 Texas A&M 14 7 .667 4 44 22 .667 3
4 Houston 11 10 .524 7 40 24 .625 4
5 Baylor 9 12 .429 9 38 15 .717 -
6 Texas Tech 7 14 .333 11 21 28 .429 -
7 Rice 5 16 .238 13 23 23 .500 -
8 TCU 4 17 .190 14 24 35 .407 -

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Texas4
4Houston3
1Texas10
2Arkansas3
2Arkansas4
3Texas A&M3
1Texas3–
2Arkansas2–
Lower round 1Lower final
2Arkansas14
4Houston114Houston9
3Texas A&M7

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 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. "2019 Houston Baseball Records Book" (PDF). Houston Courgars. pp. 57–60. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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