If Regis Philbin is looking for a good stumper for the $1 million question, he might consider this one:

"If it is 1 p.m. in Denver on July 23, what time is it in Indianapolis?"

A. Noon

B. 1 p.m.

C. 2 p.m.

D. Who knows?

The correct answer is "C" -- and probably "D" as well.

Indiana, you see, is one of three states that does not change to daylight-saving time in the summer months (Arizona and Hawaii are the others). The result is that Indiana -- most of it, anyway -- is on Eastern Standard Time throughout the year.

That should cause no problem from November through March when Indiana time aligns with all other time in the Eastern zone. But those other seven months are so confusing that they may leave non-Hoosiers befuddled year-round.

As big issues go, this isn't one. However, the confusion does have some ramifications for the NCAA membership, which is constantly called upon to figure out what time events start in Indianapolis, the new home of the national office.

In some communications, staff members are taking no chances when scheduling conference calls. Just to make certain all parties are on the same page, they are sending an accompanying table that lists the equivalent time, from coast to coast.

That isn't practical in all cases, though. For instance, The NCAA News and other publications need a way to communicate what time an event is occurring without saying it four different times.

One possibility under consideration is to use "Eastern time" in the months when Indianapolis aligns with traditional Eastern time and "Central time" for the rest of the year. For time wonks, that would be Eastern Standard Time and Central Daylight Time.

But there is no perfect solution. As an example, the deadline for NCAA News classified advertisements is noon 12 days out from the publication date. That information is printed on a rate card that is available year-round upon request. To keep it constant for everybody throughout the year in such a case, it's simply easier to say "Noon EST" at all times.

In the meantime, a conversion chart accompanies this article. Next time somebody asks "Does anybody really know what time it is?," you can figure it out.

Time Table