1981 Southwest Conference baseball tournament

August 2023 1981 Southwest Conference SWC I 4 Double-elimination tournament Disch–Falk Field Austin, Texas Texas 3rd Cliff Gustafson 3rd The 1981 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 15 through 17 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–0 to win the team's third SWC tournament under head coach Cliff Gustafson.https://s3.amazonaws.com/texassports_com/documents/2018/2/13/Texas_Baseball_History_2018_Fact_Book.pdf 51–56 2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book Texas Longhorns PDF November 20, 2019 Format and seeding The tournament featured the top four finishers of the SWC's eight teams in a double-elimination tournament.https://s3.amazonaws.com/texassports_com/documents/2018/2/13/Texas_Baseball_History_2018_Fact_Book.pdf 51–56 2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book Texas Longhorns PDF November 20, 2019https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-Arkansas-Baseball-Media-Guide-COMPLETE.pdf 158–161 2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide Arkansas Razorbacks PDF November 20, 2019https://s3.amazonaws.com/uhcougars.com/documents/2019/2/21/2019_Houston_Baseball_Records_Book.pdf 57–60 2019 Houston Baseball Records Book Houston Cougars PDF November 20, 2019https://s3.amazonaws.com/riceowls.com/documents/2017/2/7/_rice_m_basebl_2016_17_misc_non_event__2017BaseballFactBook.pdf 87–88 2017 Rice Owls Baseball Fact Book Rice Owls PDF November 20, 2019 Place Team Conference Overall Seed W L % GB W L %1 Texas 16516 5-611161 1112 1981 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 12912 94312131 2123 1981 Houston Cougars Houston 11911 94.5322032 2034 1981 Rice Owls Rice 111011 105342334 2345 1981 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 101010 105.5351635 16-6 1981 TCU Horned Frogs TCU 9129 127271927 19-7 1981 Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech 8138 138262126 21-8 1981 Baylor Bears Baylor 6156 1510212421 24- Tournament First round Semifinals Finals 1 Texas 7 4 Rice 620 2 Arkansas 2 3 Houston 7 4 Rice 4 2 Arkansas 5 1 Texas 9 3 Houston 3 3 Houston 3 2 Arkansas 9 1 Texas 11 – 2 Arkansas 1 – References Tournament Category:Southwest Conference baseball tournament Southwest Conference baseball tournament