1984 Southwest Conference baseball tournament

The 1984 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 11 through 13 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, Texas.

1984 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Disch–Falk Field Austin, Texas
Champions	Texas (6th title)
Winning coach	Cliff Gustafson (6th title)
← 1983 SWC baseball tournament 1985 →

1984 Southwest Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Texas  ‍†‍‡‍y	16	–	5		.762			60	–	14		.811
Rice  ‍‍‍	13	–	8		.619			41	–	14		.745
No. 19 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y	13	–	8		.619			41	–	21		.661
Arkansas  ‍‍‍	12	–	9		.571			40	–	16		.714
Baylor  ‍‍‍	9	–	12		.429			26	–	23		.531
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍	9	–	12		.429			33	–	22		.600
Houston  ‍‍‍	6	–	15		.286			32	–	33		.492
TCU  ‍‍‍	6	–	15		.286			25	–	22		.532
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1984[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–0 to win the team's 6th 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	-	60	14	.811	1
2	Rice	13	8	.619	3	41	14	.745	2
3	Texas A&M	13	8	.619	3	41	21	.661	3
4	Arkansas	12	9	.571	4	40	16	.714	4
5	Baylor	9	12	.429	7	26	23	.531	-
6	Texas Tech	9	12	.429	7	33	22	.600	-
7	Houston	6	15	.286	10	32	23	.582	-
8	TCU	6	15	.286	10	25	22	.532	-

Tournament

	Upper round 1					Upper final					Final
	1	Texas	8
	4	Arkansas	1
						1	Texas	15
						3	Texas A&M	4
	2	Rice	2
	3	Texas A&M	6
											1	Texas	9	–
											3	Texas A&M	5	–
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						3	Texas A&M	6
	4	Arkansas	1			2	Rice	5
	2	Rice	8

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1984". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
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. "2017 Rice Owls Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 87–88. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
5. "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
6. "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.