PITMAN, N.J. – The 22nd-ranked Salisbury University football was picked to four-peat as New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Champions, according to the results of the annual preseason coaches poll released on Tuesday.

Salisbury collected six of the possible seven first-place votes. Rowan was predicted second in the poll followed by dark horse selection Kean. Montclair State was predicted fourth, followed by Christopher Newport, TCNJ and William Paterson.

The Sea Gulls, who head into the season ranked No. 22 in the D3football.com national preseason poll, have won two outright NJAC titles along with a shared title with Wesley in 2015 and the NJAC South Division title in the Spring 2021 season and are in search of their fifth since joining the conference in 2015.

The squad returns six of the 18 All-NJAC selections from a season ago, led by All-NJAC First Team superback Joey Bildstein. The Sea Gulls also return second-team selections Connor Lugo, Hunter Cleaver, Casey Counts and Aaron Jahnke along with honorable mention pick A.J. Butler.

Salisbury will open the 2022 campaign under the lights at Sea Gull Stadium on Friday, Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. against the Albright Lions.

Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football, Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 189 conference championships and 43 Academic All-Americans.

To learn more about the tradition of excellence with Sea Gull Athletics, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or on social media @SUSeaGulls.