| Year & Team | Player | Extra Hint |
| 1982 Louisiana Tech | |
| 1983 Southern Cal | |
| 1984 Southen Cal | |
| 1985 Old Dominion | |
| 1986 Texas | |
| 1987 Tennessee | |
| 1988 Louisiana Tech | |
| 1989 Tennessee | |
| 1990 Stanford | |
| 1991 Virginia | |
| 1992 Stanford | |
| 1993 Texas Tech | |
| 1994 North Carolina | |
| 1995 Connecticut | |
| 1996 Tennessee | |
| | Year & Team | Player | Extra Hint |
| 1997 Tennessee | |
| 1998 Tennessee | |
| 1999 Purdue | |
| 2000 Connecticut | |
| 2001 Notre Dame | |
| 2002 Connecticut | |
| 2003 Connecticut | |
| 2004 Connecticut | |
| 2005 Baylor | |
| 2006 Maryland | |
| 2007 Tennessee | |
| 2008 Tennessee | |
| 2009 Connecticut | |
| 2010 Connecticut | |
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