| Freshman, School (Team Finish) | Season
Avg. | Final Four
Point Total |
| Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse '03 (1st) | 22.2 ppg | 53 (33/20) |
| Mark Aguirre, DePaul '79 (3rd) | 24.0 ppg | 53 (19/34) |
| Mike O'Koren, North Carolina '77 (2nd) | 13.9 ppg | 45 (31/14) |
| Gene Banks, Duke '78 (2nd) | 17.1 ppg | 44 (22/22) |
| Mike Bibby, Arizona '97 (1st) | 13.5 ppg | 39 (20/19) |
| Greg Oden, Ohio State '07 (2nd) | 15.4 ppg | 38 (13/25) |
| Gerry McNamara, Syracuse '03 (1st) | 13.3 ppg | 37 (19/18) |
| Pervis Ellison, Louisville '86 (1st) | 13.1 ppg | 36 (11/25) |
| Mike Conley Jr., Ohio State '07 (2nd) | 11.1 ppg | 35 (15/20) |
| Chad Kinch, UNC Charlotte '77 (4th) | 15.4 ppg | 34 (4/30) |
| Michael Jordan, North Carolina '82 (1st) | 13.5 ppg | 34 (18/16) |
| Jack Givens, Kentucky '75 (2nd) | 9.4 ppg | 32 (24/8) |
| Patrick Ewing, Georgetown '82 (2nd) | 12.7 ppg | 31 (8/23) |
| Chris Webber, Michigan '92 (2nd) | 15.5 ppg | 30 (16/14) |
