1985 Southwest Conference baseball tournament
Teams | 4 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Arkansas (1st title) |
Winning coach | Norm DeBriyn (1st title) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Texas †y | 16 | – | 5 | .762 | 64 | – | 14 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | 42 | – | 13 | .764 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Arkansas ‡y | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 51 | – | 15 | .773 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Houston y | 12 | – | 9 | .571 | 44 | – | 17 | .721 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 12 | – | 9 | .571 | 39 | – | 16 | .709 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | 35 | – | 17 | .673 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 27 | – | 21 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 2 | – | 19 | .095 | 18 | – | 33 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 1985 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 17 through 19 at George Cole Field on the campus of The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR.
The number 3 seed Arkansas Razorbacks went 3–0 to win the team's first SWC tournament under head coach Norm DeBriyn.[2]
Format and seeding
[edit]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 | |||||
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W | L | % | GB | W | L | % | |||
1 | Texas | 16 | 5 | .762 | - | 64 | 14 | .821 | 1 |
2 | Baylor | 14 | 7 | .667 | 2 | 42 | 13 | .764 | 2 |
3 | Arkansas | 13 | 7 | .650 | 2.5 | 51 | 15 | .773 | 3 |
4 | Houston | 12 | 9 | .571 | 4 | 44 | 17 | .721 | 4 |
5 | Texas A&M | 12 | 9 | .571 | 4 | 39 | 16 | .709 | - |
6 | TCU | 9 | 12 | .429 | 7 | 35 | 17 | .673 | - |
7 | Rice | 5 | 15 | .250 | 10.5 | 27 | 21 | .563 | - |
8 | Texas Tech | 2 | 19 | .095 | 14 | 18 | 33 | .353 | - |
Tournament
[edit]Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 5 | ||||||||||||
4 | Houston | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 5 | ||||||||||||
3 | Arkansas | 9 | ||||||||||||
2 | Baylor | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Arkansas | 6 | ||||||||||||
3 | Arkansas | 10 | – | |||||||||||
1 | Texas | 6 | – | |||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 14 | ||||||||||||
4 | Houston | 5 | 4 | Houston | 6 | |||||||||
2 | Baylor | 4 | ||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ^ "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Houston Baseball Records Book" (PDF). Houston Courgars. pp. 57–60. Retrieved November 20, 2019.