The 2026 Final Four for the men's NCAA tournament is set. Illinois faces UConn at 5:09 p.m. ET Saturday, April 4, followed by Michigan against Arizona at 7:49 p.m.
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Come Monday night, there will be a new national champion. The NCAA also will crown a Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four. Here's a look at who has won the award every year of the tournament since 1939.
Walter Clayton Jr.
Tristen Newton
Adama Sanogo
Ochai Agbaji
Jared Butler
No tournament because of pandemic
Donte DiVincenzo
Joel Berry II
North Carolina
Ryan Arcidiacono
Shabazz Napier
Luke Hancock
Anthony Davis
Kemba Walker
Kyler Singler
Wayne Ellington
North Carolina
Mario Chalmers
Corey Brewer
Joakim Noah
North Carolina
Emeka Okafor
Carmelo Anthony
Shane Battier
Mateen Cleaves
Michigan State
Richard Hamilton
Jeff Sheppard
Miles Simon
Ed O'Bannon
Corliss Williamson
Donald Williams
North Carolina
Bobby Hurley
Christian Laettner
Anderson Hunt
Danny Manning
Keith Smart
Pervis Ellison
Ed Pinckney
Patrick Ewing
Akeem Olajuwon
James Worthy
North Carolina
Isiah Thomas
Darrell Griffith
Magic Johnson
Michigan State
Jack Givens
Kent Benson
Richard Washington
David Thompson
Bill Walton
Bill Walton
Sidney Wicks
Lew Alcindor
Lew Alcindor
Lew Alcindor
Jerry Chambers
Bill Bradley
Walt Hazzard
Jerry Lucas
Jerry Lucas
West Virginia
Elgin Baylor
Wilt Chamberlain
Bill Russell
San Francisco
Clyde Lovellette
Bill Spivey
Irwin Dambrot
George Kaftan
Bob Kurland
Oklahoma A&M
Bob Kurland
Oklahoma A&M
Arnie Ferrin
Ken Sailors
Howie Dallmar
Marvin Huffman
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