1980 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

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 May 20 at Olsen Field on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, TX.

1980 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Olsen Field College Station, TX
Champions	Texas (2nd title)
Winning coach	Cliff Gustafson (2nd title)
MVP	,

1980 Southwest Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 11 Texas ‍†‍‡‍^y	18	–	6		.750			53	–	13		.803
No. 28 Texas A&M ‍‍‍	17	–	6		.739			38	–	14		.731
No. 19 Arkansas ‍‍‍^y	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[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3-1 to win the team's 2nd SWC Tournament under head coach Cliff Gustafson.[2]

Format and seeding

The tournament featured the top four finishers of the SWC's 9 teams in a double-elimination tournament.[3][4][5][6]

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

	First Round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Texas	9
	4	Texas Tech	2
						1	Texas	6
						3	Arkansas	4
	2	Texas A&M	10
	3	Arkansas	19
											1	Texas	7	9
										3	Arkansas	8	4
	4	Texas Tech	8
	2	Texas A&M	5
						3	Arkansas	6
						4	Texas Tech	5

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.