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At the conclusion of the NCAA men's and women's Division I basketball championships (the "Final Four" tournaments), the Associated Press selects a Most Outstanding Player. The MOP need not be, but almost always is a member of the Championship team. The last man to win the award despite not being on the Championship team was Akeem Olajuwon in 1983; the last woman to do so was Dawn Staley in 1991. This award is not meant to be considered a Most Valuable Player award, although it's sometimes referred to as such.

Past winners

NCAA Men's Division I MOP Award

1939 — Jimmy Hull, Ohio State
1940 — Marvin Huffman, Indiana
1941 — John Kotz, Wisconsin
1942 — Howie Dallmar, Stanford
1943 — Ken Sailors, Wyoming
1944 — Arnie Ferrin, Utah
1945 — Bob Kurland, Oklahoma A&M
1946 — Bob Kurland, Oklahoma A&M
1947 — George Kaftan, Holy Cross
1948 — Alex Groza, Kentucky
1949 — Alex Groza, Kentucky
1950 — Irwin Dambrot, CCNY
1951 — Bill Spivey, Kentucky
1952 — Clyde Lovellette, Kansas
1953 — B. H. Born, Kansas
1954 — Tom Gola, La Salle
1955 — Bill Russell, San Francisco
1956 — Hal Lear, Temple
1957 — Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas
1958 — Elgin Baylor, Seattle
1959 — Jerry West, West Virginia
1960 and 1961 — Jerry Lucas, Ohio State
1962 — Paul Hogue, Cincinnati
1963 — Art Heyman, Duke
1964 — Walt Hazzard, UCLA
1965 — Bill Bradley, Princeton
1966 — Jerry Chambers, Utah
1967, 1968 and 1969 — Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), UCLA
1970 — Sidney Wicks, UCLA
1971 — (none) (Howard Porter, Villanova - later ruled ineligible)
1972 and 1973 — Bill Walton, UCLA
1974 — David Thompson, NC State
1975 — Richard Washington, UCLA
1976 — Kent Benson, Indiana
1977 — Butch Lee, Marquette
1978 — Jack Givens, Kentucky
1979 — Earvin Johnson, Michigan State
1980 — Darrell Griffith, Louisville
1981 — Isiah Thomas, Indiana
1982 — James Worthy, North Carolina
1983 — Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston
1984 — Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
1985 — Ed Pinckney, Villanova
1986 — Pervis Ellison, Louisville
1987 — Keith Smart, Indiana
1988 — Danny Manning, Kansas
1989 — Glen Rice, Michigan
1990 — Anderson Hunt, UNLV
1991 — Christian Laettner, Duke
1992 — Bobby Hurley, Duke
1993 — Donald Williams, North Carolina
1994 — Corliss Williamson, Arkansas
1995 — Ed O'Bannon, UCLA
1996 — Tony Delk, Kentucky
1997 — Miles Simon, Arizona
1998 — Jeff Sheppard, Kentucky
1999 — Richard Hamilton, UConn
2000 — Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State
2001 — Shane Battier, Duke
2002 — Juan Dixon, Maryland
2003 — Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse
2004 — Emeka Okafor, UConn
2005 — Sean May, North Carolina
2006 — Joakim Noah, Florida
2007 — Corey Brewer, Florida
2008 — Mario Chalmers, Kansas

NCAA Women's Division I MOP Award

1982 — Janice Lawrence, Louisiana Tech

1983 and 1984 — Cheryl Miller, Southern California

1985 — Tracy Claxton, Old Dominion

1986 — Clarissa Davis, Texas

1987 — Tonya Edwards, Tennessee

1988 — Erica Westbrooks, Louisiana Tech

1989 — Bridgette Gordon, Tennessee

1990 — Jennifer Azzi, Stanford

1991 — Dawn Staley, Virginia

1992 — Molly Goodenbour, Stanford

1993 — Sheryl Swoopes, Texas Tech

1994 — Charlotte Smith, North Carolina

1995 — Rebecca Lobo, UConn

1996 — Michelle Marciniak, Tennessee

1997 and 1998 — Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee

1999 — Ukari Figgs, Purdue

2000 — Shea Ralph, UConn

2001 — Ruth Riley, Notre Dame

2002 — Swin Cash, UConn

2003 and 2004 — Diana Taurasi, UConn

2005 — Sophia Young, Baylor

2006 — Laura Harper, Maryland

2007 and 2008 — Candace Parker, TennesseeFurther Information

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