1977 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

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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
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 Conf Overall
Team W   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 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.

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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