All four No. 1 seeds reached the 2026 Final Four of the women’s NCAA tournament: UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina. All that’s left to decide now is the champion — and the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four.
The Huskies’ Azzi Fudd won it last year and could join the small club of players to be crowned MOP in multiple seasons. Here’svwho has won the award every year of the tournament since 1982.
|
Year |
Player |
Class |
School |
|
1982 |
Janice Lawrence |
Sophomore |
Louisiana Tech |
|
1983 |
Cheryl Miller |
Freshman |
USC |
|
1984 |
Cheryl Miller |
Sophomore |
USC |
|
1985 |
Tracy Claxton |
Senior |
Old Dominion |
|
1986 |
Clarissa Davis |
Freshman |
Texas |
|
1987 |
Tonya Edwards |
Freshman |
Tennessee |
|
1988 |
Erica Westbrooks |
Senior |
Louisiana Tech |
|
1989 |
Bridgette Gordon |
Senior |
Tennessee |
|
1990 |
Jennifer Azzi |
Senior |
Stanford |
|
1991 |
Dawn Staley |
Junior |
Virginia |
|
1992 |
Molly Goodenbour |
Junior |
Stanford |
|
1993 |
Sheryl Swoopes |
Senior |
Texas Tech |
|
1994 |
Charlotte Smith |
Junior |
North Carolina |
|
1995 |
Rebecca Lobo |
Senior |
UConn |
|
1996 |
Michelle Marciniak |
Senior |
Tennessee |
|
1997 |
Chamique Holdsclaw |
Sophomore |
Tennessee |
|
1998 |
Chamique Holdsclaw |
Junior |
Tennessee |
|
1999 |
Ukari Figgs |
Senior |
Purdue |
|
2000 |
Shea Ralph |
Junior |
UConn |
|
2001 |
Ruth Riley |
Senior |
Notre Dame |
|
2002 |
Swin Cash |
Senior |
UConn |
|
2003 |
Diana Taurasi |
Junior |
UConn |
|
2004 |
Diana Taurasi |
Senior |
UConn |
|
2005 |
Sophia Young |
Junior |
Baylor |
|
2006 |
Laura Harper |
Sophomore |
Maryland |
|
2007 |
Candace Parker |
Junior |
Tennessee |
|
2008 |
Candace Parker |
Senior |
Tennessee |
|
2009 |
Tina Charles |
Junior |
UConn |
|
2010 |
Maya Moore |
Junior |
UConn |
|
2011 |
Danielle Adams |
Senior |
Texas A&M |
|
2012 |
Brittney Griner |
Junior |
Baylor |
|
2013 |
Breanna Stewart |
Freshman |
UConn |
|
2014 |
Breanna Stewart |
Sophomore |
UConn |
|
2015 |
Breanna Stewart |
Junior |
UConn |
|
2016 |
Breanna Stewart |
Senior |
UConn |
|
2017 |
A’ja Wilson |
Junior |
South Carolina |
|
2018 |
Arike Ogunbowale |
Junior |
Notre Dame |
|
2019 |
Chloe Jackson |
Senior |
Baylor |
|
2020 |
No tournament because of pandemic |
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|
2021 |
Haley Jones |
Sophomore |
Stanford |
|
2022 |
Aliyah Boston |
Junior |
South Carolina |
|
2023 |
Angel Reese |
Junior |
LSU |
|
2024 |
Kamilla Cardoso |
Senior |
South Carolina |
|
2025 |
Azzi Fudd |
Senior |
UConn |
