Ballot coverage: 30 of the official 31 ballots recovered. Marisa Ingemi’s April 6 Final ballot is unavailable. AP ranks, points and first-place votes use the full 31-voter results; ballot analysis uses the 30 recovered ballots. No choices are inferred for the unavailable ballot.
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Season Poll History
| Edition | Published | Rank | Points | Ranked / Ballots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | 2026-04-06 | NR | 5 | 2/30 |
Every Voter’s Choice
The Bigger Picture · Women’s Basketball
Where Fairfield Finished
Final AP rankings. Poll timing varies by season; the full table identifies whether the poll came before or after the NCAA tournament. Coverage: 1989–90 through 2025–26.
Women’s Basketball · Conference Titles
7 MAAC Regular-Season Championships
- 1989–90*
- 1990–91
- 1999–00
- 2021–22
- 2023–24
- 2024–25
- 2025–26*
* Shared conference title
Women’s Basketball · Conference Titles
7 MAAC Tournament Championships
- 1987–88
- 1990–91
- 1997–98
- 2021–22
- 2023–24
- 2024–25
- 2025–26
Seven MAAC regular-season titles and seven MAAC tournament titles are counted separately. The 1989–90 and 2025–26 regular titles were shared. The league became the Metro Conference on July 1, 2026; earlier awards retain the MAAC name. Varsity play began in 1974–75 and Division I play in 1981–82.
- Top 25 Finishes
- 0 / 37 seasons
- Top 10 Finishes
- 0 / 37 seasons
- Best Final Ranking
- —
- Last Ranked Finish
- —
Summary covers 1989–90 through 2025–26.
Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship.
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- NR
- NR
- NR
- NR
- NR
- NR
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- NR
- NR
View Every Final Ranking (1989–90–2025–26)
| Year | Final AP Result | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2024–25 | Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2023–24 | Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2022–23 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2021–22 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2020–21 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2019–20 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2018–19 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2017–18 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2016–17 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2015–16 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2014–15 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2013–14 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2012–13 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2011–12 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2010–11 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2009–10 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2008–09 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2007–08 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2006–07 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2005–06 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2004–05 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2003–04 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2002–03 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2001–02 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2000–01 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1999–00 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1998–99 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1997–98 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1996–97 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1995–96 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1994–95 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1993–94 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1992–93 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1991–92 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1990–91 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1989–90 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
Sources & References
- NCAA 2026 Women’s Division I Records · Complete final AP tables, PDF pp. 64–67, 117 ↗
- Associated Press · Post-tournament final polls begin with the 2023–24 season ↗
- Fairfield · First varsity season 1974–75 and Division I season 1981–82, original 2010–11 guide, PDF pp.1,86–87 ↗
- Fairfield · Complete year-by-year played seasons 1981–2025, PDF pp.27–28 ↗
- Fairfield · Final 2025–26 cumulative statistics, March 21, 2026 ↗
- Fairfield · Independent account dates first Division I season to 1981–82 ↗
- NCAA · Division I women’s MAAC membership since 1981–82, PDF p.23 ↗
- Florida 2004–05 Women’s Basketball Season Review · Complete AP Top 25 dated March 14, 2005, PDF p. 5; corroborated by UConn NCAA guide p. 6 ↗
- Texas · Complete Associated Press women’s Top 25 dated March 14, 2016; corroborated by Texas NCAA notes p. 6 and Big Ten March 29 postseason release p. 2 ↗
- Indiana · Complete Associated Press women’s Top 25 dated March 12, 2018, WNIT notes PDF p. 7; corroborated by Baylor March 23 and October 26 notes ↗
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
- Women’s Basketball Conference
- Metro ConferenceCurrent affiliation · 2026
- Women’s Basketball MAAC Regular-Season Championships
- 71989–90 · 1990–91 · 1999–00 · 2021–22 · 2023–24 · 2024–25 · 2025–26
- Women’s Basketball MAAC Tournament Championships
- 71987–88 · 1990–91 · 1997–98 · 2021–22 · 2023–24 · 2024–25 · 2025–26
Sources & References
- NCAA Directory exact organization detail ↗
- Dated undergraduate enrollment ↗
- NCAA · Complete Division I women’s championship history through 2025 ↗
- UCLA · 2026 NCAA women’s national championship, April 5, 2026 ↗
- NCAA · CIAW, DGWS and all AIAW championship tiers through 1982 ↗
- NCAA · Complete Division II women’s national championship history through 2026 ↗
- NCAA · Complete Division III women’s national championship history through 2026 ↗
- NAIA · Complete women’s national champions, 1981–1991, PDF p. 67 / printed p. 63 ↗
- Fairfield · All-time women’s regular-season and tournament title history through 2026 ↗
- Fairfield · Shared 2025–26 regular-season championship, March 1, 2026 ↗
- MAAC · Fairfield wins the women’s tournament final, March 9, 2026 ↗
- Metro Conference · Official name transition effective July 1, 2026 ↗
- NCAA · Complete MAAC women’s regular-season and tournament title history through 2025, PDF p.12 ↗
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