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Old 05-11-2010, 09:26 AM   #669
panerd
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Originally Posted by the_meanstrosity View Post
I actually wasn't thinking in terms of academics, but have you seen where those three schools are ranked in the US News and World Report rankings? Illinois is #39, Iowa is 71, and Minnesota is 61. In comparison Missouri is 102 and Kansas is 96. Nebraska is tied with Kansas at 96. KSU isn't even in the same tier.

Yeah I was talking more along the lines of elite vs good. You don't see Obama picking a Mizzou grad for the Supreme Court but I don't think an Iowa Hawkeye or a Michigan State Spartan were in the running either.
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