So Angel Reese won this award over Caitlin Clark because LSU won. The award has become most oustanding performance by a winning team member. I didn't review the women's tournament history, but in the men's tournament no non winning team member has won since 1983. Historically it wasn't that unusual. Between 1953 and 1971 10 of the winners came from a losing team and 3 times from a team that didn't make the finals! I agree often times a player on the winning team was the most outstanding but not in this year's women's tournament and I haven't heard one mention of it.