<p>I think I understand where you are coming from.
I would add the University of Florida as the most similar to Texas, and drop UVA. By all accounts, UVA has the wealthiest student body of any public in the nation. I would drop Alabama on academic grounds. You might also consider Michigan, North Carolina, and Indiana. In the public sphere it is hard to find flagship schools with total student populations of around 10,000. William and Mary pops out.
PS. I have relatives who went to BC, and they report that when they told folks that they attended BC, they got one of two reactions- “You must be smart” or “You must be rich”. USC has long been known as the “University of Spoiled Children”, although that may have changed. If my kid went to Vandy , I would hope that he or she would marry well.</p>