Salisbury University men's lacrosse Head Coach Jim Berkman, right, is shown giving a pep talk to his team. (Photo credit: Salisbury University)

SALISBURY, MD – The Salisbury University men’s lacrosse team has been ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation, according to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association poll and No. 2 in the Laxmagazine.com rankings released on Monday.

The Sea Gulls (15-1) went 1-1 last week with a 17-10 win over then-No. 3 York College of Pennsylvania before falling in overtime, 11-10 to then-No.14 Cabrini University.

In the USILA poll, the Gulls hold onto the top spot with 401 points and 10 first-place votes, while Bates College is in second with 397 points and 10 first-place votes. The rest of the top five is comprised of Tufts University (373 points), Rochester Institute of Technology (342 points and one first-place vote), and York (338 points).

In the Laxmagazine.com rankings, Bates gets the top spot and is followed up by Salisbury, Tufts, Denison University, and York.

(From Salisbury University Sports Information)