Mid-Majors Obi Toppin & Malachi Flynn Named NCAA Consensus All-Americans

NBA success in several years likely will reveal voter shortcomings after Dayton forward Obi Toppin and San Diego State guard Malachi Flynn became the only mid-major players anointed as an NCAA consensus All-American this campaign. Following is a chronological list of mid-level NCAA consensus first- and second-team All-Americans since the ACC was introduced in 1953-54:

Year NCAA Consensus First- and Second-Team All-Americans From Non-Power Conference Members
1954 La Salle's Tom Gola (1st), Western Kentucky's Tom Marshall (2nd), Furman's Frank Selvy (1st) and Duquesne's Dick Ricketts (2nd)
1955 Furman's Darrell Floyd (2nd), La Salle's Tom Gola (1st), Duquesne's Sihugo Green (1st), Duquesne's Dick Ricketts (1st) and San Francisco's Bill Russell (1st)
1956 Furman's Darrell Floyd (2nd), Duquesne's Sihugo Green (1st), Holy Cross' Tom Heinsohn (1st), San Francisco's K.C. Jones (2nd), San Francisco's Bill Russell (1st) and Dayton's Bill Uhl (2nd)
1957 Seattle's Elgin Baylor (2nd) and Columbia's Chet Forte (1st)
1958 Seattle's Elgin Baylor (1st) and San Francisco's Mike Farmer (2nd)
1959 Marshall's Leo Byrd (2nd)
1960 St. Bonaventure's Tom Stith (1st)
1961 Gonzaga's Frank Burgess (2nd), St. Bonaventure's Tom Stith (1st) and Bradley's Chet Walker (1st)
1962 Holy Cross' Jack Foley (2nd) and Bradley's Chet Walker (1st)
1963 Colorado State's Bill Green (2nd), Loyola of Chicago's Jerry Harkness (1st), NYU's Barry Kramer (1st) and Bowling Green State's Nate Thurmond (2nd)
1964 Princeton's Bill Bradley (1st), Davidson's Fred Hetzel (2nd) and Wichita State's Dave Stallworth (1st)
1965 Princeton's Bill Bradley (1st), Utah State's Wayne Estes (2nd), Davidson's Fred Hetzel (1st) and Wichita State's Dave Stallworth (2nd)
1966 St. Joseph's Matt Guokas (2nd) and Davidson's Dick Snyder (2nd)
1967 New Mexico's Mel Daniels (2nd), Western Kentucky's Clem Haskins (1st) and Dayton's Don May (2nd)
1968 St. Bonaventure's Bob Lanier (2nd), Dayton's Don May (2nd) and Niagara's Calvin Murphy (2nd)
1969 Detroit's Spencer Haywood (1st), Davidson's Mike Maloy (2nd), Niagara's Calvin Murphy (1st) and Santa Clara's Bud Ogden (2nd)
1970 New Mexico State's Jimmy Collins (2nd), St. Bonaventure's Bob Lanier (1st) and Niagara's Calvin Murphy (1st)
1971 La Salle's Ken Durrett (2nd), Jacksonville's Artis Gilmore (1st) and Western Kentucky's Jim McDaniels (1st)
1972 Oral Roberts' Richie Fuqua (2nd), Southwestern Louisiana's Dwight "Bo" Lamar (1st) and Long Beach State's Ed Ratleff (1st)
1973 Illinois State's Doug Collins (1st), Southwestern Louisiana's Dwight "Bo" Lamar (1st), Long Beach State's Ed Ratleff (1st) and American University's Kermit Washington (2nd)
1974 Canisius' Larry Fogle (2nd)
1975 none
1976 none
1977 San Francisco's Bill Cartwright (2nd)
1978 Indiana State's Larry Bird (1st) and Portland State's Freeman Williams (2nd)
1979 Indiana State's Larry Bird (1st), San Francisco's Bill Cartwright (2nd), Northeast Louisiana's Calvin Natt (2nd), Dayton's Jim Paxson (2nd) and Rhode Island's Sly Williams (2nd)
1980 La Salle's Michael Brooks (1st)
1981 Brigham Young's Danny Ainge (1st)
1982 San Francisco's Quintin Dailey (1st), UC Irvine's Kevin Magee (2nd) and Tulsa's Paul Pressey (2nd)
1983 UNLV's Sidney Green (2nd)
1984 San Diego State's Michael Cage (2nd), Brigham Young's Devin Durrant (2nd) and Cal State Fullerton's Leon Wood (2nd)
1985 Wichita State's Xavier McDaniel (1st)
1986 Miami of Ohio's Ron Harper (2nd) and Navy's David Robinson (2nd)
1987 UNLV's Armon Gilliam (2nd) and Navy's David Robinson (1st)
1988 Bradley's Hersey Hawkins (1st) and Brigham Young's Michael Smith (2nd)
1989 La Salle's Lionel Simmons (2nd)
1990 Loyola Marymount's Hank Gathers (2nd), UNLV's Larry Johnson (1st), Loyola Marymount's Bo Kimble (2nd) and La Salle's Lionel Simmons (1st)
1991 UNLV's Stacey Augmon (2nd), East Tennessee State's Keith "Mister" Jennings (2nd) and UNLV's Larry Johnson (1st)
1992 none
1993 UNLV's J.R. Rider (2nd)
1994 none
1995 Massachusetts' Lou Roe (2nd)
1996 Massachusetts' Marcus Camby (1st)
1997 none
1998 none
1999 Miami of Ohio's Wally Szczerbiak (2nd)
2000 Fresno State's Courtney Alexander (2nd)
2001 none
2002 Gonzaga's Dan Dickau (1st) and Xavier's David West (2nd)
2003 Creighton's Kyle Korver (2nd) and Xavier's David West (1st)
2004 St. Joseph's Jameer Nelson (1st) and Gonzaga's Blake Stepp (2nd)
2005 none
2006 Gonzaga's Adam Morrison (1st)
2007 Nevada's Nick Fazekas (2nd)
2008 Davidson's Stephen Curry (2nd)
2009 Davidson's Stephen Curry (1st)
2010 none
2011 Morehead State's Kenneth Faried (2nd), Brigham Young's Jimmer Fredette (1st) and San Diego State's Kawhi Leonard (2nd)
2012 Murray State's Isaiah Canaan (2nd) and Creighton's Doug McDermott (1st)
2013 Creighton's Doug McDermott (1st) and Gonzaga's Kelly Olynyk (1st)
2014 Wichita State's Cleanthony Early (2nd)
2015 Northern Iowa's Seth Tuttle (2nd) and Gonzaga's Kyle Wiltjer (2nd)
2016 Oakland's Kay Felder (2nd)
2017 Gonzaga's Nigel Williams-Goss (2nd)
2018 Saint Mary's Jock Landale (2nd)
2019 Gonzaga's Rui Hachimura (1st) and Murray State's Ja Morant (1st)
2020 San Diego State's Malachi Flynn (2nd) and Dayton's Obi Toppin (1st)