1988 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1988 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament was held from May 19 through May 22 at George Cole Field on the campus of The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR.

1988 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	George Cole Field Fayetteville, AR
Champions	Texas (8th title)
Winning coach	Cliff Gustafson (8th title)
MVP	,

1988 Southwest Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 Texas ‍†‍‡‍^y	18	–	2		.900			58	–	11		.841
No. 11 Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	17	–	4		.810			52	–	15		.776
Arkansas ‍‍‍^y	12	–	9		.571			39	–	23		.629
Baylor ‍‍‍	9	–	12		.429			25	–	31		.446
TCU ‍‍‍	8	–	13		.381			27	–	32		.458
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	7	–	14		.333			34	–	25		.576
Houston ‍‍‍	6	–	14		.300			33	–	22		.600
Rice ‍‍‍	6	–	15		.286			31	–	28		.525
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1988[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 4-1 to win the team's 8th 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	2	.900	-	58	11	.841	1
2	Texas A&M	17	4	.810	1.5	52	15	.776	2
3	Arkansas	12	9	.571	6.5	39	23	.629	3
4	Baylor	9	12	.429	9.5	25	31	.446	4
5	TCU	8	13	.381	10.5	27	32	.458	-
6	Texas Tech	7	14	.333	11.5	34	25	.576	-
7	Houston	6	14	.300	12	33	22	.600	-
8	Rice	6	15	.286	12.5	31	28	.525	-

Tournament

	First Round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Texas	2
	4	Baylor	4
						4	Baylor	1
						2	Texas A&M	6
	2	Texas A&M	4
	3	Arkansas	3
											2	Texas A&M	0	7
										1	Texas	10	12
	1	Texas	7
	3	Arkansas	1
						4	Baylor	5
						1	Texas	8

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 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
5. "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
6. "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.