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1987 Southwest Conference baseball tournament

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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 ‍y 18 3   .857 61 11   .847
No. 5 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 17 4   .810 51 16   .761
No. 13 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 14 7   .667 44 22   .667
No. 14 Houston ‍‍‍y 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[1]
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.[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
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

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

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 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.