1952 NCAA baseball season

1952 NCAA baseball season
College World Series
Champions	Holy Cross
Runners-up	Missouri
MOP	James O'Neill (Holy Cross)
Seasons
← 1951	1953 →

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
CIBA	Southern California	No Tournament
EIBL	Brown Cornell	No Conference Tournament
Mid-American Conference	Western Michigan	No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference	Houston	1952 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament	Stillwater, OK	Saint Louis
Pacific Coast Conference	Oregon State	No Tournament
Southeastern Conference	Florida	No Tournament
Southern Conference	North - Richmond South - Duke	1952 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament	Greensboro, NC	Duke
Southwest Conference	Texas	No Tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1952 Big Seven Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Missouri †y 13 – 1   .929     20 – 7   .741 Nebraska 8 – 5   .615     13 – 7   .650 Kansas 8 – 6   .571     11 – 6   .647 Iowa State 6 – 6   .500     –   – Colorado 5 – 6   .455     –   – Oklahoma 10 – 1   .909     19 – 9   .679 Kansas State 2 – 15   .118     4 – 16   .200 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1952; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1952 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Northern Saint Louis x‡ 4 – 1   .800     10 – 8   .556 Tulsa 2 – 4   .333     9 – 8   .529 Detroit 1 – 2   .333     8 – 9   .471 Southern Houston x 6 – 2   .750     11 – 6   .647 Oklahoma State 5 – 2   .714     15 – 5   .750 Wichita State 0 – 6   .000     3 – 10   .231 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 30, 1952;

1952 Southern Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Northern Richmond x 6 – 2   .750     13 – 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   .400     11 – 9   .550 Virginia Tech 3 – 6   .333     4 – 9   .308 VMI 1 – 8   .111     –   – Southern Duke x‡ 18 – 3   .857     –   – NC State 10 – 5   .667     –   – North Carolina 10 – 7   .588     18 – 10   .643 South Carolina 8 – 7   .533     –   – Clemson 10 – 10   .500     10 – 12   .455 Wake Forest 7 – 11   .389     13 – 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

College World Series

Main article: 1952 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.

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	Winner's Bracket
		Penn State	5
		Texas	3
							Penn State	12
							Duke	7
		Duke	18
		Oregon State	7
												Penn State	2
												Missouri	3
		Holy Cross	5
		Western Michigan	1
							Holy Cross	0
							Missouri	1
		Missouri	15
		Northern Colorado	1
						Loser's Bracket
							Texas	10
							Oregon State	1				Holy Cross	2
												Texas	1
							Western Michigan	8
							Northern Colorado	6				Duke	1
												Western Michigan	5

	Semifinals					Finals					if needed
	Re-ordered Semi-finals
		Holy Cross	15									Missouri	4
		Penn State	4									Holy Cross	8
							Missouri	3
							Holy Cross	7
		Holy Cross	15
		Western Michigan	3

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1952 College Baseball All-America Team