NCAA Basketball Division I Championships: Most Outstanding Player.

NCAA Basketball Division I Championships: Most Outstanding Player. Year Player Team Men 1939 none selected 1 940 Marvin Huffman Indiana 1941 John Kotz Wisconsin 1942 Howard Dallmar Stanford 1943 Ken Sailors Wyoming 1944 Arnie Ferrin Utah 1945 Bob Kurland Oklahoma A&M 1 1946 Bob Kurland Oklahoma A&M 1 1947 George Kaftan Holy Cross 1948 Alex Groza Kentucky 1949 Alex Groza Kentucky 1950 Irwin Dambrot CCNY 1951 none selected 1 952 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 State 1961 Jerry Lucas Ohio State 1962 Paul Hogue Cincinnati 1963 Art Heyman Duke 1964 Walt Hazzard UCLA 1965 Bill Bradley Princeton 1966 Jerry Chambers 1967 Lew Alcindor 2 UCLA 1968 Lew Alcindor 2 UCLA 1969 Lew Alcindor 2 UCLA 1970 Sidney Wicks UCLA 1971 Howard Porter Villanova 1972 Bill Walton UCLA 1973 Bill Walton UCLA 1974 David Thompson North Carolina State 1975 Richard Washington UCLA 1976 Kent Benson Indiana 1977 Butch Lee Marquette 1978 Jack Givens Kentucky 1979 Earvin 'Magic' Johnson Michigan State 1980 Darrell Griffith Louisville 1981 Isiah Thomas Indiana 1982 James Worthy 1983 Akeem Olajuwon 1984 Patrick Ewing Georgetown 1985 Ed Pinckney Villanova 1986 Pervis Ellison Louisville 1987 Keith Smart Indiana 1988 Danny Manning Kansas 1989 Glen Rice Michigan 1990 Anderson Hunt Nevada-Las Vegas 1991 Christian Laettner Duke 1992 Bobby Hurley Duke 1993 Donald Williams North Carolina 1994 Corliss Williamson Arkansas 1995 Ed O'Bannon UCLA 1996 Tony Delk Kentucky 1997 Tim Duncan Wake Forest 1998 Jeff Sheppard Kentucky 1999 Richard Hamilton Connecticut 2000 Mateen Cleaves Michigan State 2001 Shane Battier Duke 2002 Juan Dixon Maryland 2003 Carmelo Anthony Syracuse 2004 Emeka Okafor Connecticut 2005 Sean May North Carolina 2006 Joakim Noah Florida 2007 Corey Brewer Florida 2008 Mario Chalmers Kansas Utah 3 North Carolina 4 Houston W omen 1982 Janice Lawrence Louisiana Tech 1983 Cheryl Miller USC 1984 Cheryl Miller USC 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 1. Now Oklahoma State. 2. Changed name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1972. 3. Declared ineligible after the tournament and the award was vacated. 4. Changed name to Hakeem Olajuwon in 1991. Source: National Collegiate Athletic Association.