Although the men's tournament began in 1939 , this award was not given officially until the following tournament in 1940 . The MOP award for women has been awarded since the inception of the women's tournament in 1982 .
- 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 -- (none selected)
- 1952 -- 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 , Utah
- 1967 -- Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), UCLA
- 1968 -- Lew Alcindor, UCLA
- 1969 -- Lew Alcindor, UCLA
- 1970 -- Sidney Wicks , UCLA
- 1971 -- (none) ('' Howard Porter , Villanova - later ruled ineligible'')
- 1972 -- Bill Walton , UCLA
- 1973 -- Bill Walton , UCLA
- 1974 -- David Thompson , NC State
- 1975 -- Richard Washington , UCLA
- 1976 -- Kent Benson , Indiana
- 1977 -- Butch Lee , Marquette
- 1978 -- Jack Givens , Kentucky
- 1979 -- Earvin Johnson , Michigan State
- 1980 -- Darrell Griffith , Louisville
- 1981 -- Isiah Thomas , Indiana
- 1982 -- James Worthy , North Carolina
- 1983 -- Akeem Olajuwon , Houston
- 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 , UNLV
- 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 -- Miles Simon , Arizona
- 1998 -- Jeff Sheppard , Kentucky
- 1999 -- Richard Hamilton , UConn
- 2000 -- Mateen Cleaves , Michigan State
- 2001 -- Shane Battier , Duke
- 2002 -- Juan Dixon , Maryland
- 2003 -- Carmelo Anthony , Syracuse
- 2004 -- Emeka Okafor , UConn
- 2005 -- Sean May , North Carolina
- 2006 -- Joakim Noah , Florida
- 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 , UConn
- 1996 -- Michelle Marciniak , Tennessee
- 1997 -- Chamique Holdsclaw , Tennessee
- 1998 -- Chamique Holdsclaw , Tennessee
- 1999 -- Ukari Figgs , Purdue
- 2000 -- Shea Ralph , UConn
- 2001 -- Ruth Riley , Notre Dame
- 2002 -- Swin Cash , UConn
- 2003 -- Diana Taurasi , UConn
- 2004 -- Diana Taurasi , UConn
- 2005 -- Sophia Young , Baylor
- 2006 -- Laura Harper , Maryland
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