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1980 Southwest Conference baseball tournament

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1980 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (2nd title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (2nd title)
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 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 20 at Olsen Field on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–1 to win the team's second 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 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

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Texas9
4Texas Tech2
1Texas6
3Arkansas4
2Texas A&M10
3Arkansas19
1Texas79
3Arkansas84
Lower round 1Lower final
3Arkansas6
4Texas Tech84Texas Tech5
2Texas A&M5

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 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.