Where is Fairleigh Dickinson? Meet Iowa women's March Madness opponent

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All 136 teams playing in this year's MarchMadness are set, and four teams will represent the state of Iowa during the men's and women's tournaments: Iowa and Iowa State's men's and women's teams and the UNI men's team.

While No. 8 seed Iowa State women's basketball team faces a more nationally recognized school, No. 9 Syracuse, in its first-round matchup, its in-state rivals, the No. 2 Hawkeyes team, take on a lesser-known foe, No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson.

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The 30-4 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights are back in the NCAA tournament after winning their second straight Northeast Conference Tournament. Head coach Stephanie Gaitley's squad made its first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history in 2025, losing to TCU in the first round.

Here's what you need to know about Fairleigh Dickinson University ahead of its first-round matchup against Iowa.

Where is Fairleigh Dickinson?​

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Let's plot FDU on the map. Fairleigh Dickinson University is technically based in New Jersey, with its main U.S. campuses located in Teaneck and Madison. However, the university also has an international footprint, with a campus in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Wroxton College in Oxfordshire, England.

When it comes to athletics, the Teaneck campus is home to the school’s NCAA Division I teams under the banner of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights, while the Florham (Madison) campus fields Division III teams as the Fairleigh Dickinson Florham Devils.

How many students go to Fairleigh Dickinson?​

Fairleigh Dickinson has an undergraduate enrollment of 5,691 and an acceptance rate of 82%, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Notable Fairleigh Dickinson alumni include Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf, longtime college basketball coach and ESPN personality Seth Greenberg and U.S. Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware.

What time does Iowa play Fairleigh Dickinson in the 2026 NCAA Tournament?​

• Date: Saturday, March 21
• Time: 3 p.m. CT
• Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City
• TV: ESPN
• Stream: FUBO

Iowa vs Clemson betting odds: March Madness first round​

All odds come from DraftKings

• Spread: Iowa -31.5
• Moneyline: Not available
• Pointtotal: 128.5

Cooper Worth is a service/trending reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach him at [email protected] or follow him on X @CooperAWorth.

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