1982 Southwest Conference baseball tournament

1982 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Texas ‍†‍‡‍y 12 – 4   .750 59 – 6   .908
No. 21 Houston ‍‍‍y 13 – 6   .684 42 – 14   .750
Arkansas ‍‍‍ 13 – 8   .619 40 – 15   .727
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 33 – 19   .635
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 21 – 22   .488
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 25 – 22   .532
Rice ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 34 – 23   .596
TCU ‍‍‍ 4 – 15   .211 16 – 25   .390
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams 4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Texas (4th title)
Winning coach Cliff Gustafson (4th title)

The 1982 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 14 through 16 at Olsen Field on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–0 to win the team's fourth 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
12
4
 .750
-
59
6
 .908
1
2
 Houston
13
6
 .684
0.5
42
14
 .750
2
3
 Arkansas
13
8
 .619
1.5
40
15
 .727
3
4
 Texas A&M
10
10
 .500
4
33
19
 .635
4
5
 Texas Tech
9
12
 .429
5.5
21
22
 .488
-
6
 Baylor
9
12
 .429
5.5
25
22
 .532
-
7
 Rice
8
13
 .381
6.5
34
23
 .596
-
8
 TCU
4
15
 .211
9.5
16
25
 .390
-

Tournament

Upper round 1 Upper final Final
1 Texas 12
4 Texas A&M 7
1 Texas 8
3 Arkansas 0
2 Houston 6
3 Arkansas 9
1 Texas 10 –
2 Houston 5 –
Lower round 1 Lower final
3 Arkansas 8
4 Texas A&M 6 2 Houston 9
2 Houston 13