The 1952 College World Series was the sixth NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion.
The tournament's champion was the Holy Cross Crusaders, coached by Jack Barry.
The Most Outstanding Player was James O'Neill of Holy Cross.
[1] The tournament consisted of no preliminary round of play as teams were selected directly into the College World Series.
From 1954 to the present, teams compete in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament preliminary round(s), to determine the eight teams that will play in the College World Series.