An asterisk (*) next to a player's name indicates they did not play for the championship team.
NCAA Men's Division I MOP Award
1939 – Jimmy Hull , Ohio State *1940 – Marvin Huffman , Indiana 1941 – John Kotz , Wisconsin 1942 – Howie Dallmar , Stanford 1943 – Ken Sailors , Wyoming 1944 – Arnie Ferrin , Utah 1945 – Bob Kurland , Oklahoma A&M 1946 – Bob Kurland , Oklahoma A&M 1947 – George Kaftan , Holy Cross 1948 – Alex Groza , Kentucky 1949 – Alex Groza , Kentucky 1950 – Irwin Dambrot , CCNY 1951 – Bill Spivey , Kentucky1952 – Clyde Lovellette , Kansas 1953 – B. H. Born , Kansas*1954 – Tom Gola , La Salle 1955 – Bill Russell , San Francisco 1956 – Hal Lear , Temple *1957 – Wilt Chamberlain , Kansas*1958 – Elgin Baylor , Seattle *1959 – Jerry West , West Virginia *1960 – Jerry Lucas , Ohio State1961 – Jerry Lucas , Ohio State*1962 – Paul Hogue , Cincinnati 1963 – Art Heyman , Duke *1964 – Walt Hazzard , UCLA 1965 – Bill Bradley , Princeton *1966 – Jerry Chambers , Utah*1967 – Lew Alcindor , UCLA1968 – Lew Alcindor , UCLA1969 – Lew Alcindor , UCLA1970 – Sidney Wicks , UCLA1971 – Vacated† 1972 – Bill Walton , UCLA1973 – Bill Walton , UCLA1974 – David Thompson , NC State 1975 – Richard Washington , UCLA1976 – Kent Benson , Indiana1977 – Butch Lee , Marquette 1978 – Jack Givens , Kentucky1979 – Earvin Johnson , Michigan State 1980 – Darrell Griffith , Louisville 1981 – Isiah Thomas , Indiana1982 – James Worthy , North Carolina 1983 – Akeem Olajuwon , Houston *1984 – Patrick Ewing , Georgetown 1985 – Ed Pinckney , Villanova1986 – Pervis Ellison , Louisville1987 – Keith Smart , Indiana1988 – Danny Manning , Kansas1989 – Glen Rice , Michigan 1990 – Anderson Hunt , UNLV 1991 – Christian Laettner , Duke1992 – Bobby Hurley , Duke1993 – Donald Williams , North Carolina1994 – Corliss Williamson , Arkansas 1995 – Ed O'Bannon , UCLA1996 – Tony Delk , Kentucky1997 – Miles Simon , Arizona 1998 – Jeff Sheppard , Kentucky1999 – Richard Hamilton , Connecticut 2000 – Mateen Cleaves , Michigan State2001 – Shane Battier , Duke2002 – Juan Dixon , Maryland 2003 – Carmelo Anthony , Syracuse 2004 – Emeka Okafor , Connecticut2005 – Sean May , North Carolina2006 – Joakim Noah , Florida 2007 – Corey Brewer , Florida2008 – Mario Chalmers , Kansas2009 – Wayne Ellington , North Carolina2010 – Kyle Singler , Duke2011 – Kemba Walker , Connecticut2012 – Anthony Davis , Kentucky2013 – Luke Hancock , Louisville*[1] 2014 – Shabazz Napier , Connecticut2015 – Tyus Jones , Duke2016 – Ryan Arcidiacono , Villanova2017 – Joel Berry II , North Carolina2018 – Donte DiVincenzo , Villanova2019 – Kyle Guy , Virginia 2020 – None± 2021 – Jared Butler , Baylor
†Originally awarded to Howard Porter from Villanova , who was not on the championship team; however, he was later ruled ineligible which resulted in the award being vacated
±The NCAA canceled all winter and spring championships due to the coronavirus pandemic
^ vacated their 2013 National Championship due to improper benefits. As part of a lawsuit settlement, Hancock - who was not involved in the scandal - had his Most Outstanding Player award restored.
NCAA Women's Division I MOP Award
1982 – Janice Lawrence , Louisiana Tech
1983 – Cheryl Miller , Southern California
1984 – Cheryl Miller , Southern California
1985 – Tracy Claxton, Old Dominion
1986 – Clarissa Davis , Texas
1987 – Tonya Edwards , Tennessee
1988 – Erica Westbrooks, Louisiana Tech
1989 – Bridgette Gordon , Tennessee
1990 – Jennifer Azzi , Stanford
1991 – Dawn Staley , Virginia *
1992 – Molly Goodenbour , Stanford
1993 – Sheryl Swoopes , Texas Tech
1994 – Charlotte Smith , North Carolina
1995 – Rebecca Lobo , Connecticut
1996 – Michelle Marciniak , Tennessee
1997 – Chamique Holdsclaw , Tennessee
1998 – Chamique Holdsclaw , Tennessee
1999 – Ukari Figgs , Purdue
2000 – Shea Ralph , Connecticut
2001 – Ruth Riley , Notre Dame
2002 – Swin Cash , Connecticut
2003 – Diana Taurasi , Connecticut
2004 – Diana Taurasi , Connecticut
2005 – Sophia Young , Baylor
2006 – Laura Harper , Maryland
2007 – Candace Parker , Tennessee
2008 – Candace Parker , Tennessee
2009 – Tina Charles , Connecticut
2010 – Maya Moore , Connecticut
2011 – Danielle Adams , Texas A&M
2012 – Brittney Griner , Baylor
2013 – Breanna Stewart , Connecticut
2014 – Breanna Stewart , Connecticut
2015 – Breanna Stewart , Connecticut
2016 – Breanna Stewart , Connecticut
2017 – A'ja Wilson , South Carolina
2018 – Arike Ogunbowale , Notre Dame
2019 – Chloe Jackson , Baylor
2020 – None± 2021 – Haley Jones , Stanford ±The NCAA canceled all winter and spring championships due to the coronavirus pandemic
