1990 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1990 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament was held from May 17 through May 19 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, TX.

1990 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX
Champions	Texas (9th title)
Winning coach	Cliff Gustafson (9th title)
MVP	,

1990 Southwest Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Arkansas ‍†‍‍^y	16	–	5		.762			47	–	15		.758
No. 13 Texas ‍‍‡‍^y	15	–	5		.750			51	–	17		.750
No. 24 Houston ‍‍‍^y	12	–	9		.571			44	–	23		.657
Rice ‍‍‍	11	–	9		.550			33	–	29		.532
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	11	–	10		.524			43	–	17		.717
Baylor ‍‍‍	9	–	12		.429			33	–	19		.635
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	5	–	16		.238			31	–	29		.517
TCU ‍‍‍	4	–	17		.190			27	–	32		.458
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1990[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 2 seed Texas Longhorns went 3-0 to win the team's 9th 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	Arkansas	16	5	.762	-	47	15	.758	1
2	Texas	15	5	.750	0.5	51	17	.750	2
3	Houston	12	9	.571	4	44	23	.657	3
4	Rice	11	9	.550	4.5	33	29	.532	4
5	Texas A&M	11	10	.524	5	43	17	.717	-
6	Baylor	9	12	.429	7	33	19	.635	-
7	Texas Tech	5	16	.238	11	31	29	.517	-
8	TCU	4	17	.190	12	27	32	.458	-

Tournament

	First Round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Arkansas	7
	4	Rice	5
						1	Arkansas	4
						2	Texas	11
	2	Texas	9
	3	Houston	1
											2	Texas	6	-
										3	Houston	4	-
	4	Rice	0
	3	Houston	11
						1	Arkansas	1
						3	Houston	7

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. "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
4. "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. 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.