1985 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1985 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament was held from May 17 through May 19 at George Cole Field on the campus of The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR.

1985 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	George Cole Field Fayetteville, AR
Champions	Arkansas (1st title)
Winning coach	Norm DeBriyn (1st title)
MVP	,

1985 Southwest Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Texas  ‍†‍‍^y	16	–	5		.762			64	–	14		.821
Baylor  ‍‍‍	14	–	7		.667			42	–	13		.764
No. 3 Arkansas  ‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	7		.650			51	–	15		.773
No. 22 Houston  ‍‍‍^y	12	–	9		.571			44	–	17		.721
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	12	–	9		.571			39	–	16		.709
TCU  ‍‍‍	9	–	12		.429			35	–	17		.673
Rice  ‍‍‍	5	–	15		.250			27	–	21		.563
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍	2	–	19		.095			18	–	33		.353
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1985[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 3 seed Arkansas Razorbacks went 3-0 to win the team's 1st SWC Tournament under head coach Norm DeBriyn.[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	-	64	14	.821	1
2	Baylor	14	7	.667	2	42	13	.764	2
3	Arkansas	13	7	.650	2.5	51	15	.773	3
4	Houston	12	9	.571	4	44	17	.721	4
5	Texas A&M	12	9	.571	4	39	16	.709	-
6	TCU	9	12	.429	7	35	17	.673	-
7	Rice	5	15	.250	10.5	27	21	.563	-
8	Texas Tech	2	19	.095	14	18	33	.353	-

Tournament

	First Round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Texas	5
	4	Houston	0
						1	Texas	5
						3	Arkansas	9
	2	Baylor	4
	3	Arkansas	6
											3	Arkansas	10	-
										1	Texas	6	-
	4	Houston	5
	2	Baylor	4
						1	Texas	14
						4	Houston	6

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1985". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
2. "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. 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.
6. "2019 Houston Baseball Records Book" (PDF). Houston Courgars. pp. 57–60. Retrieved November 20, 2019.