<p>Alright, we've got two threads that are completely dedicated to Midwest schools, so I thought I'd change it up a little. What do you consider to be the best Western schools? I'm defining "West" as Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Montana, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. </p>
<p>Tier one: Stanford, UC-Berkeley, UCLA, USC.</p>
<p>Tier two: U of Washington, UCSD, Pepperdine, CU-Boulder, UCI, UCSB, U of Arizona.</p>
<p>Tier three: Arizona State, BYU, U of Oregon, UC-Riverside, San Diego State, Colorado State, Washington State, U of Utah, Boise State.</p>
<p>Obviously I left some out, especially LAC's because I'm not as familiar with Western schools. What do you think, agree or disagree?</p>