Beth Maiman | NCAA.com | May 7, 2017 Automatic qualifiers for men's and women's lacrosse tourneys Both the men's and women's lacrosse selection shows will air on Sunday, May 7. Share May always marks an exciting month for college lacrosse, and selection weekend is here. Below we keep track of the automatic qualifiers for the upcoming men's and women's lacrosse championships. The selection show for women's lacrosse will be aired on NCAA.com at 9 p.m. ET. The men's selection show will be broadcast on ESPNU at 9 p.m. ET. RANKINGS: Men's lacrosse | Women's lacrosse In the men's NCAA tournament, there are nine conferences that are eligible for automatic qualification (AQ) consideration. However, only eight automatic qualifier spots will be awarded in the 16-team championship bracket. The two lowest-ranked automatic qualifying teams as determined by the committee, regardless of conference RPI, will compete in a preliminary round game to determine the final AQ spot. You can read more about how all 16 teams are selected for the men's tournament here. RELATED: Men's bracket | Women's bracket In the women's tournament, 13 conference champions qualify automatically for the 26-team tournament. Men's automatic qualifiers Conference Location Championship Date Champion America East Albany, N.Y. May 6 Albany Big East Providence, R.I. May 6 Marquette Big Ten Columbus, Ohio May 6 Maryland Colonial (CAA) Towson, Md. May 6 Towson Ivy League New Haven, Conn. May 7 Yale Metro Atlantic (MAAC) Poughkeepsie, N.Y. May 7 Monmouth Northeast (NEC) Geneva, N.Y. May 6 Bryant Patriot League Baltimore April 30 Loyola (Md.) Southern Richmond, Va. May 6 Air Force Women's automatic qualifiers Conference Location Championship Date Champion America East Stony Brook, N.Y. May 7 Stony Brook ACC Richmond, Va. April 30 North Carolina Atlantic 10 Philadelphia May 7 UMass Atlantic Sun Jacksonville, Fla. May 7 Jacksonville Big East Villanova, Pa. May 6 Florida Big South High Point, N.C. May 7 High Point Big Ten College Park, Md. May 7 Maryland Colonial Towson, Md. May 7 James Madison Ivy League Ithaca, N,Y. May 7 Princeton MAAC Buffalo, N.Y. May 7 Canisius MPSF Los Angeles April 30 USC Northeast Smithfield, R.I. May 7 Bryant Patriot League Baltimore May 7 Navy Jared Bernhardt, the best lacrosse player in the country, is now starting QB at Ferris State Jared Bernhardt finished his DI men's lacrosse career at Maryland with the Tewaaraton Award. Now, he's quarterbacking Ferris State to victory on the DII football field. Here's his story. READ MORE 60-second shot clock reset approved in men’s college lacrosse Beginning in the 2021-22 academic year, the shot clock in men's college lacrosse will reset to 60 seconds when the offensive team retains possession after taking a valid shot and in other specific situations in the offensive half of the field. READ MORE Charlotte North and Jared Bernhardt win 2021 Tewaaraton Award Boston College attacker Charlotte North and University of Maryland attackman Jared Bernhardt are the women’s and men’s winners of the 2021 Tewaaraton Award, given annually to the top female and top male college lacrosse players in the United States. READ MORE