Being the last team standing on the March Madness odds board is an accomplishment in and of itself, but the star who gets crowned the Most Outstanding Player will have stood out among many "shining moments."
NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Player odds will soon be made available. Expect the star players of top seeded teams to be at the top of odds boards as this award typically goes to elite players on championship teams. Duke's Cooper Flagg and Auburn's Johni Broome will likely be near the top of MOP odds boards as the Blue Devils and Tigers are both expected to be top-seeded teams in the 2025 Big Dance.
March Madness 2025 MVP Odds
March Madness 2025 MVP odds will soon be made available. At the start of the NCAA tournament, Most Outstanding Player odds boards will often mirror Wooden Award odds boards. Here are the players that have most recently appeared on Wooden Award odds boards.
Cooper Flagg (-185)
Johni Broome (+150)
Braden Smith (+25000)
Mark Sears +50000
Odds courtesy of bet365 on 2-19.
2025 March Madness MVP favorites
March Madness MVP favorites for 2025 will soon be made available.
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How is the March Madness MVP decided?
The honor of March Madness MVP is awarded by the Associated Press after the NCAA Tournament. Most often, the Most Outstanding Player comes from the NCAA championship team. There have been a dozen players named MVP that weren’t on championship teams.
History of the March Madness MVP
Not all Final Four MVPs go on to the pros, but they live on forever in NCAA Tournament glory — especially if you bet on their odds to win March Madness MVP. Tournament MVPs almost always come from the winning team. The last player to be named MVP whose team did not win was Hakeem Olajuwon for the Houston Cougars in 1983.
Most betting sites have offered odds on the tournament MVP for a few years now, but sportsbooks based in Nevada have only been allowed to book this March Madness prop since 2016.
| Year | MVP | School |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tristen Newton | UConn |
| 2023 | Adama Sanogo | UConn |
| 2022 | Ochai Agbaji | Kansas |
| 2021 | Jared Butler | Baylor |
| 2020 | No tournament | NA |
| 2019 | Kyle Guy | Virginia |
| 2018 | Donte DiVincenzo | Villanova |
| 2017 | Joel Berry | North Carolina |
| 2016 | Ryan Arcidiacono | Villanova |
| 2015 | Tyus Jones | Duke |
| 2014 | Shabazz Napier | UConn |
| 2013 | Luke Hancock | Louisville |
| 2012 | Anthony Davis | Kentucky |
| 2011 | Kemba Walker | UConn |
| 2010 | Kyle Singler | Duke |
| 2009 | Wayne Ellington | North Carolina |
| 2008 | Mario Chalmers | Kansas |
| 2007 | Corey Brewer | Florida |
| 2006 | Joakim Noah | Florida |
| 2005 | Sean May | North Carolina |
| 2004 | Emeka Okafor | UConn |
| 2003 | Carmelo Anthony | Syracuse |
| 2002 | Juan Dixon | Maryland |
| 2001 | Shane Battier | Duke |
| 2000 | Mateen Cleaves | Michigan St |
The above odds for March Madness MVP are listed in American format. American odds can be converted to decimal or fractional using our odds converter.
March Madness MVP trends
- March Madness MVP odds are usually topped by multiple players from the top-seeded teams in the NCAA Tournament.
- Final Four MVP odds are released after Selection Sunday and will adjust throughout the tournament as teams advance and get eliminated.
- 70 of the 82 March Madness MVP winners have come from championship-winning teams.
March Madness MVP Odds FAQs
The Associated Press votes on the March Madness MVP after the National Championship Game.
The favorites to win March Madness MVP for 2025 have not yet been named.
Tristen Newton of UConn won the award last year as the Huskies won back-to-back National Titles.
