Note: All played on championship team unless indicated by *.
| Final Four Most Outstanding Players | |||
| Year | Player | Team | Key stats |
| 2012 | Anthony Davis | Kentucky | 24 points, 30 rebounds, 11 blocks |
| 2011 | Kemba Walker | Connecticut | 34 points, 15 rebounds |
| 2010 | Kyle Singler | Duke | 40 points, 6-11 3-pointers, 18 rebounds |
| 2009 | Wayne Ellington | North Carolina | 39 points, 14-26 FG, 8-10 3-pt FG |
| 2008 | Mario Chalmers | Kansas | 29 points, 7 rebounds, 7 steals |
| 2007 | Corey Brewer | Florida | 32 points, 7-13 3-pointers, 10 rebounds |
| 2006 | Joakim Noah | Florida | 17 rebounds, 10 blocks |
| 2005 | Sean May | North Carolina | 48 points, 17 rebounds |
| 2004 | Emeka Okafor | UConn | 42 points, 22 rebounds |
| 2003 | Carmelo Anthony | Syracuse | 53 points, 24 rebounds |
| 2002 | Juan Dixon | Maryland | 51 points, 7 steals |
| 2001 | Shane Battier | Duke | 43 points, 19 rebounds |
| 2000 | Mateen Cleaves | Michigan State | 29 points, 5 assists |
| 1999 | Richard Hamilton | UConn | 51 points, 12 rebounds |
| 1998 | Jeff Sheppard | Kentucky | 16-29, 43 points |
| 1997 | Miles Simon | Arizona | 54 points, 8 rebounds |
| 1996 | Tony Delk | Kentucky | 8-16 3-pointers |
| 1995 | Ed O'Bannon | UCLA | 45 points, 25 rebounds |
| 1994 | Corliss Williamson | Arkansas | 52 points, 21 rebounds |
| 1993 | Donald Williams | North Carolina | 10-14 3-pointers |
| 1992 | Bobby Hurley | Duke | 35 points, 11 assists |
| 1991 | Christian Laettner | Duke | 46 points, 17 rebounds |
| 1990 | Anderson Hunt | UNLV | 19-31, 49 points |
| 1989 | Glen Rice | Michigan | 59 points, 16 rebounds |
| 1988 | Danny Manning | Kansas | 56 points, 17 rebounds |
| 1987 | Keith Smart | Indiana | 14-22 fgs, 35 points |
| 1986 | Pervis Ellison | Louisville | 36 points, 24 rebounds |
| 1985 | Ed Pinckney | Villanova | 28 points, 15 rebounds |
| 1984 | Patrick Ewing | Georgetown | 18 rebounds, 15 blocks |
| 1983 | Akeem Olajuwon* | Houston | 41 points, 40 rebounds |
| 1982 | James Worthy | North Carolina | 20-27 fgs, 42 points |
| 1981 | Isiah Thomas | Indiana | 37 points, 9 assists |
| 1980 | Darrell Griffith | Louisville | 57 points, 15 assists |
| 1979 | Earvin Johnson | Michigan State | 53 points, 17 rebounds |
| 1978 | Jack Givens | Kentucky | 64 points, 17 rebounds |
| 1977 | Butch Lee | Marquette | 30 points, 6 rebounds |
| 1976 | Kent Benson | Indiana | 41 points, 18 rebounds |
| 1975 | Richard Washington | UCLA | 54 points, 20 rebounds |
| 1974 | David Thompson | North Carolina St. | 49 points, 17 rebounds |
| 1973 | Bill Walton | UCLA | 28-34 fgs, 58 points |
| 1972 | Bill Walton | UCLA | 57 points, 41 rebounds |
| 1971 | Howard Porter* | Villanova | 47 points, 24 rebounds |
| 1970 | Sidney Wicks | UCLA | 39 points, 34 rebounds |
| 1969 | Lew Alcindor | UCLA | 62 points, 41 rebounds |
| 1968 | Lew Alcindor | UCLA | 53 points, 34 rebounds |
| 1967 | Lew Alcindor | UCLA | 39 points, 38 rebounds |
| 1966 | Jerry Chambers* | Utah | 70 points, 35 rebounds |
| 1965 | Bill Bradley* | Princeton | 87 points, 24 rebounds |
| 1964 | Walt Hazzard | UCLA | 30 points, 10 rebounds |
| 1963 | Art Heyman* | Duke | 51 points, 19 rebounds |
| 1962 | Paul Hogue | Cincinnati | 59 points, 38 rebounds |
| 1961 | Jerry Lucas* | Ohio State | 20-28 fgs, 56 points |
| 1960 | Jerry Lucas | Ohio State | 35 points, 23 rebounds |
| 1959 | Jerry West | West Virginia | 66 points, 25 rebounds |
| 1958 | Elgin Baylor* | Seattle | 48 points, 41 rebounds |
| 1957 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Kansas | 55 points, 25 rebounds |
| 1956 | Hal Lear* | Temple | 80 points |
| 1955 | Bill Russell | San Francisco | 47 points |
| 1954 | Tom Gola | La Salle | 38 points |
| 1953 | B.H. Born* | Kansas | 51 points |
| 1952 | Clyde Lovellette | Kansas | 66 points |
| 1951 | Bill Spivey | Kentucky | 50 points, 37 rebounds |
| 1950 | Irwin Dambrot | CCNY | 28 points |
| 1949 | Alex Groza | Kentucky | 52 points |
| 1948 | Alex Groza | Kentucky | 37 points |
| 1947 | George Kaftan | Holy Cross | 48 points |
| 1946 | Bob Kurland | Oklahoma State | 52 points |
| 1945 | Bob Kurland | Oklahoma State | 37 points |
| 1944 | Arnie Ferrin | Utah | 28 points |
| 1943 | Ken Sailors | Wyoming | 28 points |
| 1942 | Howie Dallmar | Stanford | 20 points |
| 1941 | John Kotz | Wisconsin | 22 points |
| 1940 | Marv Huffman | Indiana | 18 points |
| 1939 | Jimmy Hull* | Ohio State | 40 points |
Kentucky Wildcats 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball National Champs
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