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 Tewaaraton Award: History of the college lacrosse honor Here is the background and list of winners of the Tewaaraton Award, given annually to the best individual player in NCAA men's and women's lacrosse. READ MORE 2022 NCAA lacrosse bracket: Scores, schedule, for the DI men's championship Here is the official printable bracket for the 2022 NCAA DI men's lacrosse tournament, which begins May 11 and will crown a champion in East Hartford, Conn. on May 30. READ MORE College lacrosse teams with the most national championships Here are the college lacrosse teams who have won the most NCAA DI men's lacrosse championships from 1971 to today. READ MORE