1983 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1983 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament was held from May 13 through May 16 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, TX.

1983 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX
Champions	Texas (5th title)
Winning coach	Cliff Gustafson (5th title)
MVP	,

1983 Southwest Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Texas  ‍†‍‡‍^y	18	–	3		.857			66	–	14		.825
No. 24 Arkansas  ‍‍‍^y	13	–	8		.619			44	–	21		.677
Houston  ‍‍‍	13	–	8		.619			43	–	15		.741
Baylor  ‍‍‍	8	–	7		.533			20	–	9		.690
Rice  ‍‍‍	2	–	11		.154			9	–	12		.429
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍	8	–	13		.381			18	–	23		.439
TCU  ‍‍‍	6	–	15		.286			26	–	25		.510
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	4	–	17		.190			24	–	21		.533
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1983[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3-1 to win the team's 5th SWC Tournament under head coach Cliff Gustafson.[2]

Format and seeding

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	-	66	14	.825	1
2	Arkansas	13	8	.619	5	44	21	.677	2
3	Houston	13	8	.619	5	43	15	.741	3
4	Rice	11	10	.524	7	36	16	.692	4
5	Baylor	11	0	1.000	2	26	22	.542	-
6	Texas Tech	8	13	.381	10	18	23	.439	-
7	TCU	6	15	.286	12	26	25	.510	-
8	Texas A&M	4	17	.190	14	24	21	.533	-

Tournament

	First Round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Texas	4
	4	Rice	3
						1	Texas	9
						2	Arkansas	2
	2	Arkansas	4
	3	Houston	3
											1	Texas	4	14
										2	Arkansas	5	0
	4	Rice	2
	3	Houston	4
						2	Arkansas	9
						3	Houston	7

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1950". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
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 Houston Baseball Records Book" (PDF). Houston Courgars. pp. 57–60. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
6. "2017 Rice Owls Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 87–88. Retrieved November 20, 2019.