1981 Southwest Conference Tournament

The 1981 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was held in Austin, TX. #1 University of Texas at Austin defeated #2 University of Arkansas for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of Texas at Austin	16-5	Cliff Gustafson
2	University of Arkansas	12-9	Norm DeBriyn
3	University of Houston	11-9-1	Rolan Walton
4	Rice University	11-10	David Hall

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	Texas	7
	4	Rice	6
						1	Texas	9
						3	Houston	3
	2	Arkansas	2
	3	Houston	7
											1	Texas	11	x
											2	Arkansas	1	x
						3	Houston	3
	4	Rice	4			2	Arkansas	9
	2	Arkansas	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 15
Game 1	University of Houston	7-2	University of Arkansas
Game 2	University of Texas at Austin	7-6 (20)	Rice University	suspended due to rain, finished 5/16
May 16
Game 3	University of Arkansas	5-4	Rice University	Rice eliminated
May 17
Game 4	University of Texas at Austin	9-3	University of Houston
Game 5	University of Arkansas	9-3	University of Houston	Houston eliminated
May 18
Game 6	University of Texas at Austin	11-1	University of Arkansas	Texas advances to NCAA tournament