1977 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1977 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1977 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament was held from May 19 through May 22 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, TX.

1977 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsBaylor (1st title)
Winning coachMickey Sullivan (1st title)
MVP,
1977 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 16 Texas A&M  ‍†‍‍y 18–4–0 .818  37–16–0 .698
No. 18 Texas  ‍‍‍ 17–7–0 .708  53–9–0 .855
No. 7 Baylor  ‍‍‡‍y 15–9–0 .625  43–15–0 .741
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .583  33–18–0 .647
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .500  25–24–0 .510
Houston  ‍‍‍ 11–12–1 .479  27–17–1 .611
Texas Christian  ‍‍‍ 9–13–1 .413  22–22–1 .500
Rice  ‍‍‍ 7–15–0 .318  15–26–0 .366
Southern Methodist  ‍‍‍ 1–22–0 .043  14–33–0 .298
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1977; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 3 seed Baylor Bears went 3-0 to win the team's 1st SWC Tournament under head coach Mickey Sullivan.[1]

Format and seeding

The tournament featured the top four finishers of the SWC's 9 teams in a double-elimination tournament.[2][3][4][5]

Place
Team
Conference
Overall
Seed
W L % GB W L %
1
Texas A&M
18
4
.818
-
37
16
.698
1
2
Texas
17
7
.708
2
53
9
.855
2
3
Baylor
15
9
.625
4
43
15
.741
3
4
Arkansas
14
10
.583
5
33
18
.647
4
5
Texas Tech
12
12
.500
7
25
24
.510
-
6
Houston
11
12
.478
7.5
27
17
.614
-
7
TCU
9
13
.409
9
22
22
.500
-
8
Rice
7
15
.318
11
15
26
.366
-
9
SMU
1
22
.043
17.5
14
33
.298
-

Tournament
  First Round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Texas A&M 5  
4 Arkansas 2  
  1 Texas A&M 1  
  3 Baylor 2  
2 Texas 2
3 Baylor 3  
  3 Baylor 7 -
  2 Texas 0 -
4 Arkansas 1  
2 Texas 8  
  1 Texas A&M 5
  2 Texas 9  

References
  1. "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  2. "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  3. "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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