1978 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1978 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1978 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament was held from May 12 through May 14 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, TX.

1978 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX
Champions	Baylor (2nd title)
Winning coach	Mickey Sullivan (2nd title)
MVP	,

1978 Southwest Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 Texas A&M ‍†‍‍^y	19	–	5		.792			39	–	16		.709
No. 18 Arkansas ‍‍‍	18	–	6		.750			31	–	13		.705
No. 8 Baylor ‍‍‡‍^y	15	–	9		.625			32	–	19		.627
No. 13 Houston ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			30	–	21		.588
Texas ‍‍‍	12	–	12		.500			36	–	16		.692
SMU ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			25	–	29		.463
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			23	–	25		.479
TCU ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			18	–	29		.383
Rice ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			18	–	29		.383
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1978[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 3 seed Baylor Bears went 3-0 to win the team's 2nd SWC Tournament under head coach Mickey Sullivan.[2]

Format and seeding

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 A&M	19	5	.792	-	39	16	.709	1
2	Arkansas	18	6	.750	1	31	13	.705	2
3	Baylor	15	9	.625	4	32	19	.627	3
4	Houston	14	10	.583	5	30	21	.588	4
5	Texas	12	12	.500	7	36	16	.692	-
6	SMU	9	15	.375	10	25	29	.463	-
7	Texas Tech	8	16	.333	11	23	25	.479	-
8	TCU	7	17	.292	12	18	29	.383	-
9	Rice	6	18	.250	13	18	29	.383	-

Tournament

	First Round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Texas A&M	6
	4	Houston	8
						4	Houston	4
						3	Baylor	8
	2	Arkansas	0
	3	Baylor	1
											3	Baylor	11	-
										4	Houston	3	-
	1	Texas A&M	5
	2	Arkansas	0
						4	Houston	17
						1	Texas A&M	10

References

1. "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 39–40. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
2. "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
3. "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
4. "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
5. "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
6. "2019 Houston Baseball Records Book" (PDF). Houston Courgars. pp. 57–60. Retrieved November 20, 2019.