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NCAA champions & Final Four MOPs, 2000-2024
March’s winners and the players who owned the Final Four. 2020 is blank on purpose — the tournament was cancelled.
National champions
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Connecticut |
| 2023 | Connecticut |
| 2022 | Kansas |
| 2021 | Baylor |
| 2019 | Virginia |
| 2018 | Villanova |
| 2017 | North Carolina |
| 2016 | Villanova |
| 2015 | Duke |
| 2014 | Connecticut |
| 2013 | Louisville |
| 2012 | Kentucky |
| 2011 | Connecticut |
| 2010 | Duke |
| 2009 | North Carolina |
| 2008 | Kansas |
| 2007 | Florida |
| 2006 | Florida |
| 2005 | North Carolina |
| 2004 | Connecticut |
| 2003 | Syracuse |
| 2002 | Maryland |
| 2001 | Duke |
| 2000 | Michigan State |
Final Four Most Outstanding Player
| Year | MOP |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Tristen Newton |
| 2023 | Adama Sanogo |
| 2022 | Ochai Agbaji |
| 2021 | Jared Butler |
| 2019 | Kyle Guy |
| 2018 | Donte DiVincenzo |
| 2017 | Joel Berry II |
| 2016 | Ryan Arcidiacono |
| 2015 | Tyus Jones |
| 2014 | Shabazz Napier |
| 2013 | Luke Hancock |
| 2012 | Anthony Davis |
| 2011 | Kemba Walker |
| 2010 | Kyle Singler |
| 2009 | Wayne Ellington |
| 2008 | Mario Chalmers |
| 2007 | Corey Brewer |
| 2006 | Joakim Noah |
| 2005 | Sean May |
| 2004 | Emeka Okafor |
| 2003 | Carmelo Anthony |
| 2002 | Juan Dixon |
| 2001 | Shane Battier |
| 2000 | Mateen Cleaves |
No 2020 row is not a mistake: the tournament was cancelled (COVID-19). A list that invents a 2020 champion is confidently wrong.
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