# 1952 NCAA baseball season

The 1952 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1952. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1952 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the sixth time in 1952, consisted of one team from each of eight geographical districts and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Holy Cross claimed the championship.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1952 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. Conference champions had to be chosen, unless all conference champions declined the bid.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference tournament | Tournament city | Tournament winner |
| Big Seven Conference | Missouri | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| CIBA | Southern California | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| EIBL | Brown Cornell | No conference tournament | No conference tournament | No conference tournament |
| Mid-American Conference | Western Michigan | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Houston | 1952 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament | Stillwater, OK | Saint Louis |
| Pacific Coast Conference | Oregon State | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Rocky Mountain Conference | Colorado State | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Southeastern Conference | Florida | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Southern Conference | North - Richmond South - Duke | 1952 Southern Conference baseball tournament | Greensboro, NC | Duke |
| Southwest Conference | Texas | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1952 Big Seven Conference baseball standings :
| 1952 Big Seven Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Missouri ‍†‍‍$^y$ 13–1 .92920–7 .741 Nebraska ‍‍‍ 8–5 .61513–7 .650 Kansas ‍‍‍ 8–6 .57111–6 .647 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 6–6 .500– – Colorado ‍‍‍ 5–6 .455– – Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 10–1 .90919–9 .679 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 2–15 .1184–16 .200 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1952 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1952 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Northern Division Brown $^x$‍‍‍ 6–2–0 .75010–6–0 .625 Army ‍‍‍ 5–3–0 .62510–10–2 .500 Dartmouth ‍‍‍ 4–4–0 .50011–11–0 .500 Yale ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .37510–22–0 .313 Harvard ‍‍‍ 2–6–0 .2506–11–1 .361 Southern Division Cornell $^x$‍‍‍ 6–2–0 .75011–6–0 .647 Columbia ‍‍‍ 5–2–0 .7149–7–2 .556 Princeton ‍‍‍ 4–4–0 .50011–11–1 .500 Navy ‍‍‍ 3–4–0 .42911–6–2 .632 Penn ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .1256–19–1 .250 x – Division champion | 1952 Mid-American Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Western Michigan ‍†‍‍$^y$ 8–0 1.00018–7 .720 Ohio ‍‍‍ 7–2 .77818–6 .750 Miami (OH) ‍‍‍ 6–4 .60013–10 .565 Kent State ‍‍‍ 5–4 .5569–5 .643 Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 3–5 .3755–11 .313 Toledo ‍‍‍ 1–8 .1112–10 .167 Western Reserve ‍‍‍ 1–9 .1008–5 .615 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1952 |
| 1952 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern Saint Louis $^x$‍‍‡‍ 4–1 .80010–8 .556 Tulsa ‍‍‍ 2–4 .3339–8 .529 Detroit ‍‍‍ 1–2 .3338–9 .471 Southern Houston $^x$‍‍‍ 6–2 .75011–6 .647 Oklahoma A&M ‍‍‍ 5–2 .71415–5 .750 Wichita State ‍‍‍ 0–6 .0003–10 .231 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 30, 1952 | 1952 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT North Division Oregon State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 10–6–0 .62527–12–0 .692 Washington ‍‍‍ 10–6–0 .62514–9–0 .609 Oregon ‍‍‍ 9–6–0 .60019–12–0 .613 Washington State ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37519–15–0 .559 Idaho ‍‍‍ 4–11–0 .2670–0–0 – California Intercollegiate Baseball Association USC ‍†‍‍ 11–5–0 .68818–9–0 .667 Stanford ‍‍‍ 9–7–0 .56319–13–1 .591 UCLA ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50021–15–0 .583 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .43818–12–0 .600 California ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .31321–16–0 .568 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament | 1952 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Colorado State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 9–1 .90015–9 .625 Colorado College ‍‍‍ 2–4 .333– – Colorado Mines ‍‍‍ 1–5 .167– – Western State ‍‍‍ 0–2 .000– – † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1952 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1952 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern Richmond $^x$‍‍‍ 6–2 .75013–6 .684 George Washington ‍‍‍ 7–3 .700– – West Virginia ‍‍‍ 7–3 .700– – Washington and Lee ‍‍‍ 6–5 .545– – William & Mary ‍‍‍ 5–6 .455– – Maryland ‍‍‍ 4–6 .40011–9 .550 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 3–6 .3334–9 .308 VMI ‍‍‍ 1–8 .111– – Southern Duke $^x$‍‍‡‍ 18–3 .85731–7 .816 NC State ‍‍‍ 10–5 .667– – North Carolina ‍‍‍ 10–7 .58818–10 .643 South Carolina ‍‍‍ 8–7 .533– – Clemson ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50010–12 .455 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38913–12 .520 Furman ‍‍‍ 6–11 .353– – Davidson ‍‍‍ 3–9 .250– – The Citadel ‍‍‍ 3–12 .200– – x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 30, 1952 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1952 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Texas ‍†‍‍$^y$ 11–4 .73319–9 .679 Baylor ‍‍‍ 9–6 .6009–6 .600 TCU ‍‍‍ 8–7 .53313–12 .520 SMU ‍‍‍ 6–9 .40013–11 .542 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 6–9 .40010–19 .345 Rice ‍‍‍ 5–10 .33312–13 .480 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1952 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1952 season marked the sixth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which consisted of the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. Districts used a variety of selection methods to the event, from playoffs to a selection committee. District playoffs were not considered part of the NCAA Tournament, and the expansion to eight teams resulted in the end of regionals as they existed from 1947 through 1949. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Holy Cross claiming their first championship with an 8–4 win over Missouri in the final.
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Penn State | Penn State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 3 | Penn State | Penn State | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Duke | Duke | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Duke | Duke | 18 | Duke | Duke | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon State | Oregon State | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon State | Oregon State | 7 | | | | Penn State | Penn State | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Missouri | Missouri | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 5 | | | | Missouri | Missouri | 3 | | | | | |
| Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 5 | | | | | | | Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 15 | | |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 1 | | | | | | | Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 15 | | |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 1 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 0 | | | | Penn State | Penn State | 4 | | |
| | | | Missouri | Missouri | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Missouri | Missouri | 15 | Missouri | Missouri | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri | Missouri | 3 | 4 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 7 | 8 |
| | | | | | | Holy Cross | Holy Cross | | | | | | 2 |
| | | | Texas | Texas | 10 | Texas | Texas | | | | | | 1 |
| | | | Texas | Texas | 10 | Texas | Texas | | Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 15 | | 1 |
| | | | Oregon State | Oregon State | 1 | | | | Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 15 | |
| | | | Oregon State | Oregon State | 1 | | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 3 | |
| | | | | | | Duke | Duke | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 3 | 1 | |
| | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 8 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | | | | | 5 | |
| | | | Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |