1987 Southwest Conference baseball tournament

The 1987 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 15 through 18 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, Texas.

1987 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX
Champions	Texas (7th title)
Winning coach	Cliff Gustafson (7th title)
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1987 Southwest Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Texas ‍†‍‡‍y	18	–	3		.857			61	–	11		.847
No. 5 Arkansas ‍‍‍y	17	–	4		.810			51	–	16		.761
No. 13 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y	14	–	7		.667			44	–	22		.667
No. 14 Houston ‍‍‍y	11	–	10		.524			40	–	24		.625
Baylor ‍‍‍	9	–	12		.429			38	–	15		.717
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	7	–	14		.333			21	–	28		.429
Rice ‍‍‍	5	–	16		.238			23	–	23		.500
TCU ‍‍‍	4	–	17		.190			24	–	35		.407
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1987[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–0 to win the team's 7th 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	3	.857	-	61	11	.847	1
2	Arkansas	17	4	.810	1	51	16	.761	2
3	Texas A&M	14	7	.667	4	44	22	.667	3
4	Houston	11	10	.524	7	40	24	.625	4
5	Baylor	9	12	.429	9	38	15	.717	-
6	Texas Tech	7	14	.333	11	21	28	.429	-
7	Rice	5	16	.238	13	23	23	.500	-
8	TCU	4	17	.190	14	24	35	.407	-

Tournament

	Upper round 1					Upper final					Final
	1	Texas	4
	4	Houston	3
						1	Texas	10
						2	Arkansas	3
	2	Arkansas	4
	3	Texas A&M	3
											1	Texas	3	–
											2	Arkansas	2	–
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						2	Arkansas	14
	4	Houston	11			4	Houston	9
	3	Texas A&M	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. "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 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
6. "2019 Houston Baseball Records Book" (PDF). Houston Courgars. pp. 57–60. Retrieved November 20, 2019.