NCAA Division I basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

The players that win the award are predominantly members of the championship team.

On the men's side, Houston's Akeem Olajuwon[a] was the last to do so in 1983, while Virginia's Dawn Staley was the only woman to do so in 1991.

In 1971, Howard Porter won the award despite Villanova losing to UCLA in the championship game.

[2] Meanwhile, Luke Hancock had his MOP award stripped when the NCAA vacated Louisville's 2013 national championship.

[3] His award was restored in 2019 when a lawsuit brought against the NCAA was settled, clearing his name of any wrongdoing in the team scandal.