1952 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo) was the 46th water polo championship in Hungary. There were ten teams who played one-round match for the title.
| Team | M | W | D | L | G+ | G− | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bp. Dózsa (Újpest) | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 10 | 16 |
| 2. | Bp. Vasas | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 20 | 14 |
| 3. | Bp. Bástya (MTK) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 12 |
| 4. | Bp. Honvéd | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 11 |
| 5. | Bp. Kinizsi (Ferencváros) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 11 |
| 6. | Szolnoki Dózsa | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 10 |
| 7. | Egri Fáklya | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 8 |
| 8. | Bp. Lokomotív | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 58 | 6 |
| 9. | Tatabányai Bányász | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 83 | 2 |
| 10. | Bp. Vörös Meteor | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 0 |
* M: Matches W: Win D: Drawn L: Lost G+: Goals earned G−: Goals got P: Point
Qualification-Relegation play-offs: 1. Vasas Izzó 11, 2. Szegedi Dózsa 10, 3. Vasas Csepel Autó 9, 4. Miskolci Bástya 6, 5. Győri Vasas 2, 6. Székesfehérvári Dózsa 2, 7. Tolnai Vörös Lobogó 2 point.
Budapest: 1. Vasas Izzó 27, 2. Csepeli Vasas 27, 3. Bp. Előre 20, 4. Vasas MÁVAG 20, 5. Vasas Beloiannisz-gyár 20, 6. III. ker. Vörös Lobogó 15, 7. Előre MÁVAUT 8, 8. Bp. Szikra 7, 9. Bp. Építők 0 point.