1981 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

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 May 17 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, TX.

1981 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX
Champions	Texas (3rd title)
Winning coach	Cliff Gustafson (3rd title)
MVP	,

1981 Southwest Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 3 Texas ‍†‍‡‍^y	16	–	5	–	1		.750			61	–	11	–	0		.847
Arkansas ‍‍‍	12	–	9	–	0		.571			31	–	21	–	0		.596
Houston ‍‍‍	11	–	9	–	0		.550			32	–	20	–	0		.615
Rice ‍‍‍	11	–	10	–	0		.524			34	–	23	–	0		.596
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	10	–	10	–	0		.500			35	–	16	–	0		.686
TCU ‍‍‍	9	–	12	–	0		.429			27	–	19	–	0		.587
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	8	–	13	–	0		.381			26	–	21	–	0		.553
Baylor ‍‍‍	6	–	15	–	0		.286			21	–	24	–	0		.467
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1981[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3-0 to win the team's 3rd 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	16	5	.762	-	61	11	.847	1
2	Arkansas	12	9	.571	4	31	21	.596	2
3	Houston	11	9	.550	4.5	32	20	.615	3
4	Rice	11	10	.524	5	34	23	.596	4
5	Texas A&M	10	10	.500	5.5	35	16	.686	-
6	TCU	9	12	.429	7	27	19	.587	-
7	Texas Tech	8	13	.381	8	26	21	.553	-
8	Baylor	6	15	.286	10	21	24	.467	-

Tournament

	First Round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Texas	7 (20)
	4	Rice	6
						1	Texas	9
						3	Houston	3
	2	Arkansas	2
	3	Houston	7
											1	Texas	11	-
										2	Arkansas	1	-
	4	Rice	4
	2	Arkansas	5
						3	Houston	3
						2	Arkansas	9

References

1. "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 39–40. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
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.