2026–27 School and Basketball Program →
Named ballot coverage is unavailable for Fairfield in the available editions. No poll placement or NR history is inferred.
Beyond the Ballot
Meet Fairfield University
Fairfield University is a private university in Fairfield, Connecticut, founded in 1942. Its Stags women’s basketball program competes in the Metro Conference, the name adopted by the former Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference on July 1, 2026.
- Location
- Fairfield, Connecticut
- University Type
- Private university
- Founded
- 1942
- Undergraduate Enrollment
- 5,671Fall 2025 · University undergraduate headcount, including seven non-degree Continuing Studies students. Bellarmine’s 117 associate-program students are an included subset; they are not added again. Separately reported graduate students are excluded.
- Nickname
- Stags
Sources & References

Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots. This page covers the available editions. Each edition states its ballot coverage.