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 May 19 at Olsen Field on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, TX.

1986 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas A&M (1st title)
Winning coachMark Johnson (1st title)
MVP,
1986 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 16 Texas ‍†‍‍y 16–5 .762  51–14 .785
No. 18 Texas A&M ‍‍‡‍y 16–5 .762  45–23 .662
No. 24 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 15–6 .714  43–17 .717
Baylor ‍‍‍ 12–9 .571  40–22 .645
Houston ‍‍‍ 8–13 .381  35–23 .603
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 7–14 .333  34–25 .576
Rice ‍‍‍ 5–16 .238  34–26 .567
TCU ‍‍‍ 5–16 .238  31–29 .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. The winners of the first round games met in the finals.

The number 2 seed Texas A&M Aggies went 3-0 to win the team's 1st 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]

Place
Team
Conference
Overall
Seed
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
  First Round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Texas 5  
4 Baylor 13  
   
  Canceled  
2 Texas A&M 4
3 Arkansas 0  
  4 Baylor 0 6
  2 Texas A&M 8 7
 
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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