1986 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1986 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament was held from May 16 through May 19 at Olsen Field on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, TX.

1986 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Olsen Field College Station, TX
Champions	Texas A&M (1st title)
Winning coach	Mark Johnson (1st title)
MVP	,

1986 Southwest Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 Texas ‍†‍‍^y	16	–	5		.762			51	–	14		.785
No. 18 Texas A&M ‍‍‡‍^y	16	–	5		.762			45	–	23		.662
No. 24 Arkansas ‍‍‍^y	15	–	6		.714			43	–	17		.717
Baylor ‍‍‍	12	–	9		.571			40	–	22		.645
Houston ‍‍‍	8	–	13		.381			35	–	23		.603
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	7	–	14		.333			34	–	25		.576
Rice ‍‍‍	5	–	16		.238			34	–	26		.567
TCU ‍‍‍	5	–	16		.238			31	–	29		.517
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1986[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Due to rain delays, the loser's bracket and semifinal games were canceled. The winners of the first round games met in the finals.

The number 2 seed Texas A&M Aggies went 3-0 to win the team's 1st SWC Tournament under head coach Mark Johnson.[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	16	5	.762	-	51	14	.785	1
2	Texas A&M	16	5	.762	0	45	23	.662	2
3	Arkansas	15	6	.714	1	43	17	.717	3
4	Baylor	12	9	.571	4	40	22	.645	4
5	Houston	8	13	.381	8	35	23	.603	-
6	Texas Tech	7	14	.333	9	34	25	.576	-
7	Rice	5	16	.238	11	34	26	.567	-
8	TCU	5	16	.238	11	31	29	.517	-

Tournament

	First Round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Texas	5
	4	Baylor	13
							Canceled
	2	Texas A&M	4
	3	Arkansas	0
											4	Baylor	0	6
										2	Texas A&M	8	7
		Canceled
							Canceled

References

1. "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 39–40. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
2. "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. 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 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.