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Collegiate baseball tournament
1988 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (8th title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (8th title)
1988 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Texas ‍†‍‡‍ 18 – 2   .900 58 – 11   .841
No. 11 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 17 – 4   .810 52 – 15   .776
Arkansas ‍‍‍ 12 – 9   .571 39 – 23   .629
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 25 – 31   .446
TCU ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 27 – 32   .458
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 7 – 14   .333 34 – 25   .576
Houston ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 33 – 22   .600
Rice ‍‍‍ 6 – 15   .286 31 – 28   .525
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1988 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 19 through 22 at George Cole Field on the campus of The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR.

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 4–1 to win the team's 8th SWC tournament under head coach Cliff Gustafson.

Format and seeding

The tournament featured the top four finishers of the SWC's 8 teams in a double-elimination tournament.

Place Team Conference Overall Seed
W L % GB W L %
1 Texas 18 2 .900 - 58 11 .841 1
2 Texas A&M 17 4 .810 1.5 52 15 .776 2
3 Arkansas 12 9 .571 6.5 39 23 .629 3
4 Baylor 9 12 .429 9.5 25 31 .446 4
5 TCU 8 13 .381 10.5 27 32 .458 -
6 Texas Tech 7 14 .333 11.5 34 25 .576 -
7 Houston 6 14 .300 12 33 22 .600 -
8 Rice 6 15 .286 12.5 31 28 .525 -

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Texas2
4Baylor4
4Baylor1
2Texas A&M6
2Texas A&M4
3Arkansas3
2Texas A&M07
1Texas1012
Lower round 1Lower final
4Baylor5
1Texas71Texas8
3Arkansas1

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 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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