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 Hakeem 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 is sometimes referred to as such. [edit] Past winners [edit] 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
- 2009 – Wayne Ellington, North Carolina
| [edit] 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, Tennessee
- 2009 – Tina Charles, UConn
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