1977 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1977 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1977 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament was held from May 19 through May 22 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, TX.

1977 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX
Champions	Baylor (1st title)
Winning coach	Mickey Sullivan (1st title)
MVP	,

1977 Southwest Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 16 Texas A&M  ‍†‍‍^y	18	–	4	–	0		.818			37	–	16	–	0		.698
No. 18 Texas  ‍‍‍	17	–	7	–	0		.708			53	–	9	–	0		.855
No. 7 Baylor  ‍‍‡‍^y	15	–	9	–	0		.625			43	–	15	–	0		.741
Arkansas  ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			33	–	18	–	0		.647
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			25	–	24	–	0		.510
Houston  ‍‍‍	11	–	12	–	1		.479			27	–	17	–	1		.611
Texas Christian  ‍‍‍	9	–	13	–	1		.413			22	–	22	–	1		.500
Rice  ‍‍‍	7	–	15	–	0		.318			15	–	26	–	0		.366
Southern Methodist  ‍‍‍	1	–	22	–	0		.043			14	–	33	–	0		.298
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1977; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 3 seed Baylor Bears went 3-0 to win the team's 1st SWC Tournament under head coach Mickey Sullivan.[1]

Format and seeding

The tournament featured the top four finishers of the SWC's 9 teams in a double-elimination tournament.[2][3][4][5]

Place	Team	Conference				Overall			Seed
		W	L	%	GB	W	L	%
1	Texas A&M	18	4	.818	-	37	16	.698	1
2	Texas	17	7	.708	2	53	9	.855	2
3	Baylor	15	9	.625	4	43	15	.741	3
4	Arkansas	14	10	.583	5	33	18	.647	4
5	Texas Tech	12	12	.500	7	25	24	.510	-
6	Houston	11	12	.478	7.5	27	17	.614	-
7	TCU	9	13	.409	9	22	22	.500	-
8	Rice	7	15	.318	11	15	26	.366	-
9	SMU	1	22	.043	17.5	14	33	.298	-

Tournament

	First Round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Texas A&M	5
	4	Arkansas	2
						1	Texas A&M	1
						3	Baylor	2
	2	Texas	2
	3	Baylor	3
											3	Baylor	7	-
										2	Texas	0	-
	4	Arkansas	1
	2	Texas	8
						1	Texas A&M	5
						2	Texas	9

References

1. "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 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 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
5. "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.