“Heck yeah. They are in the Coaches Poll, and if everything else is in a vacuum, they beat Ohio State when Michigan didn’t.”

— Zach Raff, student, Sheboygan, Wis.

“I think they are too hyped-up for their potential.”

— Anthony Tarin, student, Phoenix

“I don’t want them to be 1, but with McLemore and the magic power, they deserve No. 1.”

— Chris Allen, TV producer, Kansas City, Mo.

“I think they deserve a look at No. 1. I did go to the Baylor-KU game, and they beat them by, like, 20 points, and Baylor is second place in the Big 12.”

— Hunter Harlow, graduate student, Waco, Texas