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Baseball season

1952 NCAA baseball season
College World Series
ChampionsHoly Cross (1st title)
Runners-upMissouri (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachJack Barry (1st title)
MOPJames O'Neill (Holy Cross)
Seasons
← 19511953 →

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
Rocky Mountain Conference Colorado 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  ‍†‍‍ 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 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Northern Division
Brown  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 0   .750 10 – 6 – 0   .625
Army  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 0   .625 10 – 10 – 2   .500
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 0   .500 11 – 11 – 0   .500
Yale  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 0   .375 10 – 22 – 0   .313
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 0   .250 6 – 11 – 1   .361
Southern Division
Cornell ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 0   .750 11 – 6 – 0   .647
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 5 – 2 – 0   .714 9 – 7 – 2   .556
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 0   .500 11 – 11 – 1   .500
Navy  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 0   .429 11 – 6 – 2   .632
Penn  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 0   .125 6 – 19 – 1   .250
x – Division champion


1952 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Michigan  ‍†‍‍ 8 – 0   1.000 18 – 7   .720
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 7 – 2   .778 18 – 6   .750
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4   .600 13 – 10   .565
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4   .556 9 – 5   .643
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5   .375 5 – 11   .313
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8   .111 2 – 10   .167
Western Reserve  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9   .100 8 – 5   .615
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1952
1952 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Saint Louis  ‍‍‡‍ 4 – 1   .800 10 – 8   .556
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4   .333 9 – 8   .529
Detroit  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 8 – 9   .471
Southern
Houston  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2   .750 11 – 6   .647
Oklahoma A&M  ‍‍‍ 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 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Division
Oregon State  ‍†‍‍ 10 – 6 – 0   .625 27 – 12 – 0   .692
Washington  ‍‍‍ 10 – 6 – 0   .625 14 – 9 – 0   .609
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 9 – 6 – 0   .600 19 – 12 – 0   .613
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375 19 – 15 – 0   .559
Idaho  ‍‍‍ 4 – 11 – 0   .267 0 – 0 – 0   –
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
USC  ‍†‍‍ 11 – 5 – 0   .688 18 – 9 – 0   .667
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7 – 0   .563 19 – 13 – 1   .591
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8 – 0   .500 21 – 15 – 0   .583
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9 – 0   .438 18 – 12 – 0   .600
California  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11 – 0   .313 21 – 16 – 0   .568
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
1952 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado State  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 1   .900 15 – 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 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  ‍‍‡‍ 18 – 3   .857 31 – 7   .816
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
1952 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas  ‍†‍‍ 11 – 4   .733 19 – 9   .679
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 9 – 6   .600 9 – 6   .600
TCU  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 13 – 12   .520
SMU  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400 13 – 11   .542
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400 10 – 19   .345
Rice  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333 12 – 13   .480
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
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.

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Penn State5
Texas3
Penn State12
Duke7
Duke18
Oregon State7
Penn State2
Missouri3
Holy Cross5
Holy Cross15
Western Michigan1
Holy Cross0Penn State4
Missouri1
Missouri15
Colorado State College1
Missouri34
Lower round 1Lower round 2Holy Cross78
Holy Cross2
Texas10Texas1
Holy Cross15
Oregon State1
Western Michigan3
Duke1
Western Michigan8Western Michigan5
Colorado State College6

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1952 College Baseball All-America Team

References

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