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Check out the new March Madness court designs that will be in Philips Arena

NOT SO MAD IN MARCH--Kansas State's Adrian Diaz streaks across the NCAA logo at midcourt during basketball practice in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Kansas State plays against Southern Miss in an East Regional NCAA tournament second-round college basketball game on Thursday.

Credit: (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Credit: (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

NOT SO MAD IN MARCH--Kansas State's Adrian Diaz streaks across the NCAA logo at midcourt during basketball practice in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Kansas State plays against Southern Miss in an East Regional NCAA tournament second-round college basketball game on Thursday.
By Juliakate E Culpepper
March 5, 2018

When Philips Arena hosts the 2018 Division I South Regional for the 2018 NCAA Tournament, the court will be customized.

The first and second round in each regional will have its own design and color coding system customized for its location, the NCAA announced Monday. The name off the city will be on the top of the floor and the name of the respective arena can be read on the bottom sideline of the floor for each regional. The name of the round will also be written on the left baseline.

When the tournament moves to the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 rounds, an exclusive March Madness logo has been created to recognize the participating teams.

The NCAA Tournament bracket will be unveiled on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET during a live show on TBS and the first four games of the Tournament will begin on March 13.

Take a look at the court designs below:

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