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
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (5th title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (5th title)
MVP,
1983 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Texas  y 183 .857  6614 .825
No. 24 Arkansas  y 138 .619  4421 .677
Houston   138 .619  4315 .741
Baylor   87 .533  209 .690
Rice   211 .154  912 .429
Texas Tech   813 .381  1823 .439
TCU   615 .286  2625 .510
Texas A&M   417 .190  2421 .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  
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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.
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