1986 Southwest Conference baseball tournament

The 1986 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 16 through 19 at Olsen Field on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

1986 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas A&M (1st title)
Winning coachMark Johnson (1st title)
1986 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Texas y 165 .7625114 .785
No. 18 Texas A&M y 165 .7624523 .662
No. 24 Arkansas y 156 .7144317 .717
Baylor  129 .5714022 .645
Houston  813 .3813523 .603
Texas Tech  714 .3333425 .576
Rice  516 .2383426 .567
TCU  516 .2383129 .517
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Due to rain delays, the loser's bracket and semifinal games were canceled, resulting in the winners of the first round games advancing directly to the finals.

The number 2 seed Texas A&M Aggies went 3–0 to win the team's first SWC tournament under head coach Mark Johnson.[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]

PlaceTeamConferenceOverallSeed
W L  % GB W L  %
1
Texas
16
5
.762
-
51
14
.785
1
2
Texas A&M
16
5
.762
0
45
23
.662
2
3
Arkansas
15
6
.714
1
43
17
.717
3
4
Baylor
12
9
.571
4
40
22
.645
4
5
Houston
8
13
.381
8
35
23
.603
-
6
Texas Tech
7
14
.333
9
34
25
.576
-
7
Rice
5
16
.238
11
34
26
.567
-
8
TCU
5
16
.238
11
31
29
.517
-

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Texas5
4Baylor13
Canceled
2Texas A&M4
3Arkansas0
4Baylor06
2Texas A&M87
Lower round 1Lower final
Canceled
Canceled

References

  1. "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 39–40. Retrieved November 21, 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 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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