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
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
