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.[1]

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

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.[1]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament City Tournament Winner
Big Seven ConferenceMissouriNo Tournament
CIBASouthern CaliforniaNo Tournament
EIBLBrown
Cornell		No Conference Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceWestern MichiganNo Tournament
Missouri Valley ConferenceHouston1952 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball TournamentStillwater, OKSaint Louis
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregon StateNo Tournament
Rocky Mountain ConferenceColorado StateNo Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceFloridaNo Tournament
Southern ConferenceNorth - Richmond
South - Duke		1952 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentGreensboro, NCDuke
Southwest ConferenceTexasNo Tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1952 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1952 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Northern Division
Brown  x‍‍‍ 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 x‍‍‍ 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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Western Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 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[3]; 
1952 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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[4]; 
1952 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
North Division
Oregon State  ‍†‍‍y 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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Colorado State  ‍†‍‍y 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[5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1952 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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  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[6]; 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.[1]

  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    
  Colorado State 1  
  Loser's Bracket
  Texas 10  
  Oregon State 1     Holy Cross 2
    Texas 1
  Western Michigan 8  
  Colorado State 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

References
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