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 131 .929  207 .741
Nebraska   85 .615  137 .650
Kansas   86 .571  116 .647
Iowa State   66 .500   
Colorado   56 .455   
Oklahoma   101 .909  199 .679
Kansas State   215 .118  416 .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 620 .750  1060 .625
Army   530 .625  10102 .500
Dartmouth   440 .500  11110 .500
Yale   350 .375  10220 .313
Harvard   260 .250  6111 .361
Southern Division
Cornell x 620 .750  1160 .647
Columbia   520 .714  972 .556
Princeton   440 .500  11111 .500
Navy   340 .429  1162 .632
Penn   170 .125  6191 .250
x Division champion
1952 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Western Michigan  y 80 1.000  187 .720
Ohio   72 .778  186 .750
Miami (OH)   64 .600  1310 .565
Kent State   54 .556  95 .643
Cincinnati   35 .375  511 .313
Toledo   18 .111  210 .167
Western Reserve   19 .100  85 .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 41 .800  108 .556
Tulsa   24 .333  98 .529
Detroit   12 .333  89 .471
Southern
Houston  x 62 .750  116 .647
Oklahoma A&M   52 .714  155 .750
Wichita State   06 .000  310 .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 1060 .625  27120 .692
Washington   1060 .625  1490 .609
Oregon   960 .600  19120 .613
Washington State   6100 .375  19150 .559
Idaho   4110 .267  000 
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
USC   1150 .688  1890 .667
Stanford   970 .563  19131 .591
UCLA   880 .500  21150 .583
Santa Clara   790 .438  18120 .600
California   5110 .313  21160 .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 91 .900  159 .625
Colorado College   24 .333   
Colorado Mines   15 .167   
Western State   02 .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 62 .750  136 .684
George Washington   73 .700   
West Virginia   73 .700   
Washington and Lee   65 .545   
William & Mary   56 .455   
Maryland   46 .400  119 .550
Virginia Tech   36 .333  49 .308
VMI   18 .111   
Southern
Duke  x 183 .857  317 .816
NC State   105 .667   
North Carolina   107 .588  1810 .643
South Carolina   87 .533   
Clemson   1010 .500  1012 .455
Wake Forest   711 .389  1312 .520
Furman   611 .353   
Davidson   39 .250   
The Citadel   312 .200   
x Division champion
Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1952[6]; 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.[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

References

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