CLEVELAND – Fairfield University Athletics ranked among the top 10 I-AAA programs in the nation in the final Learfield Directors' Cup Standings for the 2024-25 academic year. The Stags were also the top MAAC program on the final ledger, more than doubling-up second-place Quinnipiac.
 
The Learfield Cup measures success across all NCAA programs with points earned for participation and advancement in NCAA Tournament play. The University of Texas was the overall Learfield Cup champion, while the University of Denver topped the I-AAA classification.
 
Fairfield finished 10th in the I-AAA class, which includes the more than 100 Division I athletic programs that do not sponsor football. The Stags garnered 185 points in the standings after winning a school-record eight conference championships in 2024-25. Fairfield claimed conference titles and NCAA postseason berths in women's soccer, volleyball, women's basketball, men's golf, women's lacrosse, women's rowing and baseball, along with an NEC Championship in field hockey.
 
In addition to breaking into the top-10 in I-AAA, Fairfield's 185 points placed them atop the MAAC significantly in front of second-place Quinnipiac's 80 total points. The Stags also ranked fifth of the 21 Division I Jesuit institutions in final the Learfield Cup standings.
 
Fairfield was joined in the top 10 in I-AAA by Denver, Boston University, Pepperdine, UC Santa Barbara, Providence, Vermont, Loyola Marymount, Creighton and Cal Baptist.
 
On the heels of seven MAAC Championships in 2024-25, Fairfield won the Richard J. Ensor, Esq. MAAC Commissioner's Cup for the second consecutive year and the sixth time in program history. The Stags also claimed the Commissioner's Cup for Women's Sports for the fourth straight academic year.